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Savage  &  Farnufti's 

'       CATALOGUE 

PERCHERON  HORSES 


Island  Home  Stock  Farm, 
GROSSE  ILE, 

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PERCHERON  HORSES 


ISLAND  HOME  STOCK  FARM, 

GROSSE  ILE,  WAYNE  CO.,  MICH. 

City  OflQee,  Campau  Building-,  corner  Larned  and  Griswold  Sts.. 
opposite  the  Postofflee,  Detroit,  Mich. 


SAVAGE  &  FARNUM 


PROPRIETORS. 


DETROIT,  MICH.. 

JOHN  F.  EBY   &   CO.,  PKLNTERS,  65  WKST  CONGRESS  ST. 

1887. 


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TNTRODITOTORY. 


In  again  presenting  our  Annual  Catalogue,  we  take  the  occasion  to  call 
attention  to  some  of  the  salient  features  of  the  subject  treated — ^Percheuon 
Horses,  their  introduction  to  this  country,  and  effect  upon  our  stock. 

It  is  now  about  thirty-five  years  since  the  importation  to,  and  breeding 
of   Percheron  horses  in  this   country  began.      AVith    the    prejudices   and 
lack  of  knowledge,  coupled  with  the  generally  favorable  results  from  estab- 
lished systems  of  agriculture,  it  was  slow  work  getting  them  before  the 
public.     It  was  not  until  experience  had  taught  us   that   the  breeding  of 
the  common  mares  of  the  country  to  Percheron  stallions  produced  a  horse 
adapted  in  an  eminent  degree  to  the  wants  of  the  farm,  that  Americans 
were  convinced  of  their  superiority    over   all   other   draft   breeds.      This 
created  a  demand  for  them  unprecedented  in  the  introduction  of  improved 
stock  into  the  United  States,  while  the  profits  are  now  greatly  contrasted 
with  general  farming  on  account  of  the  decreased    remuneration  derived" 
from  the  latter,  caused  lai'gely  by  the  great  fertility  and   increased  facil- 
ities of  the  West  for  the  production  of  grain  and  beef  as  compared  with 
the  East  with  its   high-priced  lands,  no  longer  relieved  by  dairy  fanning, 
which  is  rendered  comparatively  profitless  by  the  manufacture  of  dairy 
substitutes.      Ranchmen,  as   well  as   general    farmers,    have  learned  that 
they  can  place    a  three-year-old  grade  Percheron  colt  on   the    market  at 
less  expense  and  risk  than  is  required  to  fit  a  steer  for  the  shambles,  and 
for  the  former  they  receive  '$150  to  $300,  while  $60  is  above  the  average 
price  now  realized  for  fat  steers  ;  and  in  the  raising  of  pure-bred  Perche- 
ron horses  the  profits  are  greatly  augmented,  as  |1,000  is  below  the  aver- 
age price  realized  for  three-year-old  Percherons,  including  both    stallions 
and  mares.     The  pi-esent  generation  will  see  no  decline  in  prices  of  either 
.  the  grade  or  the  full  blood,  as  we  have  annually  to  produce  upwards  of  a 
million  of   horses   to    supply   the   present   demand,  not   to   speak  of   the 


6  INTli01>UCT0IlY. 

increased  population  of  the  older  sections  and  the  develoj)ment  of  the 
various  and  extensive  industries  constantly  being  established  ;  while  the 
opening  up  of  comparatively  undeveloped  sections  of  the  South  and  West, 
particularly  the  former,  which  is  having  a  grand  awakening  to  the  merits 
of  Percheron  horses  as  compared  with  the  traditional  mule,  will  largely 
increase  the  number  annually  required.  In  this  connection  we  would  note 
the  fact  that  we  have  sent  five  Percherons  to  one  of  the  Gulf  States  alone 
during  the  past  autumn. 

For  the  production  of  the  million  or  more  of  draft  horses  annually  sold, 
upwards  of  fifty  thousand  Percheron  stallions  would  be  required,  while 
there  are  only  about  two  thousand  in  service  in  this  country.  No  one,  not 
excepting  the  owners  of  rival  draft  bi'eeds,  will  deny  that  the  Percheron 
stands  pre-eminently  above  all  others  for  this  purpose,  or  that  the  value  of 
the  annual  product  of  draft  and  general-purpose  horses  would  be  doubled 
by  their  use,  an  increase  in  the  material  wealth  of  the  nation  of  no  mean 
^proportions.  But,  notwithstanding  the  establishment  of  extensive  concerns 
for  the  bi-eeding  of  Percherons,  we  shall  be  obliged  to  depend  upon  impor- 
tations for  the  bulk  of  the  supply  for  many  years  to  come. 

The  exhibition  of  the  American  Percheron  Horse  Breeders'  Association, 
held  in  Chicago  in  September  last,  was  the  crowning  act  in  the  drama,  and, 
with  former  and  corroborating  evidence,  placed  Percherons  so  far  in 
advance  of  all  other  draft  horses  that  sensible  men  will  have  no  further 
doubts  regarding  their  merits,  and  the  propriety  of  breeding  to  horses 
whose  pedigrees  are  established  by  the  records  of  the  Percheron  Stud 
Books  of  France  and  America.  The  show  itself  was  greatly  superior  to 
anything  ever  attempted  in  this  or  the  old  country,  so  much  so  that  Marquis 
de  la  Motte  Rouge,  Inspector  General  of  the  National  Studs  of  France, 
appointed  by  the  French  government  to  act  as  a  member  of  the  jury  of 
awards,  remarked  that  "  France  itself  could  not,  at  the  present  time,  offer 
such  an  exhibit,"  but  added,  "Give  us  another  year  to  bring  forward 
another  generation  of  colts,  and  we  will  have  a  Concours  worth  visiting." 

We  are  ready  to  admit  that  some  good  specimens  of  unrecorded  draft 
horses  are  brought  to  this  country;  but  when  a  man  buys  ahorse  for  breed- 


INTKODUC'TOKY.  7 

ing  purposes  lie  should  have  some  guaranty  of  what  his  produce  will  he, 
and  this  can  be  secured  only  through  authenticated  records  of  breeding. 
'J'he  importation  of  horses  with  no  knowledge  of  their  ancestry,  with  the 
attending  jjernicious  results  recognized  by  all  breeders,  must  in  the  near 
future  cease.  In  this  connection  we  may  quote  from  a  speech  delivered 
by  the  French  Minister  of  Agriculture,  M.  Develle,  at  the  opening  of 
the  National  Concours  at  Nogent  le  Rotrou,  in  June  last,  the  greatest 
exhibition  of  draft  horses  ever  held  in  France.  M.  Develle  said:  *'Iraust 
not  forget,  gentlemen,  the  reason  of  this  fete.  Allow  me,  therefore,  to  speak 
of  the  Percheron  horses,  and  to  congratulate  you  upon  the  successful  efforts 
you  have  made  to  perfect  and  perpetuate  this  grand  old  race  of  the  Perche, 
a  race  that  is  by  far  the  best  if  not  the  only  true  race  in  France.  Under 
tlie  direction  of  distinguished  men,  the  Societe  Hippique  Percheronne  has 
become  large  and  powerful,  and  to-daj^  it  is  controlling  and  guiding  the 
whole  of  the  breeding  district.  The  Societe  possesses  its  '  Golden  Book,' 
and  after  having  seen  this  Concours  I  can  say,  without  fear  of  saying  too 
much,  that  the  government  means  to  give  the  whole  of  its  poAver,  influence 
and  support  to  the  Societe  Hippique  Percheronne,  which,  by  its  Stud  Book, 
is  keeping  up  the  true  breed."  These  utterances  have  a  marked  signifi- 
cance, and  are  particularly  pleasing  to  the  breeders  of  Percheron  horses, 
coming  from  a  man  who  controls  the  breeding  of  the  country  through  the 
twenty-two  government  studs,  sending  out  annually  about  one  hundred 
stallions  each;  and  they  have  a  bearing  not  generally  comprehended  in  this 
country,  where  the  government  takes  no  cognizance  of  such  affairs. 

SAVAGE   &  FARNUM. 
Island  Home  Stock  Farm,  December,  1fiS6 


ISLAND  HOME  STOCK. 


While  we  have  some  choice  Hambletonian  horses,  a  fine  band  of 
Exmoor  and  Shetland  ponies,  a  very  choice  young  herd  of  Holstein  cattle, 
and  some  French  coach  horses,  imported  last  fall,  and  in  which  we  expect  to 
become  largely  interested  the  coming  season,  the  main  feature  of  Island 
Home  is  the  importation  and  breeding  of  Percheron  Horses.  Our  this 
year's  importation  was  selected  by  a  member  of  the  firm,  Mr.  H.  C. 
Farnum,  who  spent  the  summer  in  France,  and  will  be  at  the  farm  until  the 
time  for  his  departure  abroad  early  in  May.  He  took  unwearied  pains  in 
its  selection,  accepting  only  animals  of  individual  merit  coupled  with  the 
most  noted  lines  of  breeding,  a  large  percentage  of  them  being  prize  win- 
ners in  France  as  well  as  in  this  country  the  past  season,  while  Romulus 
873  (785)  has  taken  more  first  prizes  in  one  year  than  any  horse  in  exist- 
ence, notably  that  of  the  Paris  Exposition  in  1878,  where  he  took  first  prize 
over  all,  and  also  a  gold  medal  in  addition  as  being  a  horse  of  especial 
merit. 

Our  prices  are  as  low  as  the  lowest  for  genuine  pedigreed  stock,  and 
about  as  follows:  For  full-blood  stallions,  from  $1,000  up;  for  full-blood 
mares,  $600  up,  and  for  grades,  $300  up.  Time  will  be  given  on  approved 
paper  when  desired. 

ISLAN^D  HOME  STOOIv  FAEM 

Is  beautifully  situated  at  the  head  of  Grosse  He,  in  the  Detroit  River,  ten 
ra.ile8  below  the  city,  and  is  accessible  by  railroad  and  steamboat.  The 
Island  is  eight  miles  in  length  and  about  two  in  width,  the  lower  end  being 
at  the  mouth  of  the  river,  while  the  north  end,  on  which  Island  Home  is 
situated,  is  nearly  opposite  the  city  of  Wyandotte.  The  eastern  channel  of 
the  river  is  about  two  miles  wide,  and  constitutes  the  boundary  line  between 
the  United  States  and  Canada.  It  is  the  main  thoroughfare  for  the  vast 
shipping  of  the  great  lakes,  there  being  always  in  view  a  number  of  ves- 
sels during  the  season  of  navigation;  in  fact,  more  shipping  passes  through 
the  Detroit  River,  and  consequently  by  Island  Home,  than  any  other  point 
in  the  world. 

GEOSSE  ILE 

Is  a  popular  suburban  and  summer  resort.  The  boating  and  fishing  are 
unexcelled.  The  scenery,  with  its  many  attractions,  make  it  a  most  delight- 
ful place.  It  is  accessible  at  all  times  by  railroad.  The  Michigan  Central 
(see  time  table  on  page  60)  runs  a  special  train  for  the  convenience  of  the 
island  people,  many  of  Vhom  are  engaged  in  business  in  the  city.  Desir- 
ing a  friendly  intercourse  with  those  interested  in  the  improvement  of  the 
stock  of  the  country,  whether  in  our  particular  lines  or  not,  we  extend  a 
cordial  invitation  to  all  to  visit  Island  Home,  where  a  friendly  greeting 
awaits  them.  By  calling  at  our  city  office,  Campau  Building,  Detroit,  or 
telephoning  to  the  farm,  visitors  will  be  met  at  the  steamboat  dock  or  rail- 
road depot  with  a  conveyance.  City  office  telephone,  No.  1105;  farm  tele- 
phone, No.  51,  4  rings.  If  convenient,  write  or  telegraph  us  when  you  are 
coming. 


PLUVIOSE  3755  (6§3). 


HISTORY  OF  THE  rivRCllKllON  1{A(]K. 

BY  CHARLES  DU  HAYS. 

AlITHOK   OK   TIIK        DICTIONAKY   OF   THE   VVllK    HACE  ;"     "tKOTTEUS;"     "TIIE  HOOK  OK 

THE    RACES,"     "THE     MERLERAULL  ;"     "  TIIE  HORSEBREEDER'S  GUIDE," 

ETC.,  AND   TITEN   AS  NOW   OCCUPYING   A  HIGH   POSITION 

IN    THE    FRENCH   GOVERNMENT. 


The  following  history  is  quoted  from  the  work  of  the  above  author : 

"Almost  everything  that  has  been  written  about  the  horse  may  be 
reduced  pretty  much  to  complaining  that  there  does  not  exist  a  breed 
which  unites,  in  an  elevated  degree,  high  rnoral  or  physical  qualities  ; 
modestly  seeking  and  teaching  the  means  of  obtaining  such  a  breed. 

"It  is  reasonable  that  such  sentiments  should  surprise  us,  here  in  the 
heart  of  France,  where,  for  a  long  time,  a  race  of  horses  has  flourished 
which  may  be  said  to  fill  the  requirements  proposed  in  every  way. 

"The  proof  of  this  statement  is  easy  :  a  hasty  sketch  of  the  principal 
characters  of  the  breed  suffices  to  furnish  it. 

"To  no  ordinary  strength,  to  vigor  that  does  not  degenerate,  and 
to  a  conformation  that  does  not  exclude  elegance,  it  joins  docility,  mild- 
ness, patience,  honesty,  great  kindness,  excellent  health,  and  a  hardy, 
elastic  temperament.  Its  movements  are  quick,  spirited  and  light.  It 
exhibits  great  endurance,  both  when  hard  worked  and  when  forced  to  main- 
tain for  a  long  time  any  of  its  natural  gaits,  and  it  possesses  the  inestima- 
ble quality  of  moving  fast  xoith  heavy  loads.  It  is  particularly  valuable 
for  its  astonishing  precocity,  and  produces  by  its  work,  as  a  two-year  old, 
more  than  the  cost  of  its  feed  and  keep.  Indeed,  it  loves  and  shows  a  real 
aptness  for  labor,  which  is  the  lot  of  all.  It  knows  neither  the  whims  of 
bad  humor  nor  nervous  excitement.  It  bears  for  man,  the  companion  of 
its  labors,  an  innate  confidence,  and  expresses  to  him  a  gentle  familiarity, 
the  fruit  of  an  education  for  many  generations  in  the  midst  of  his  family. 
Women  and  children  from  whose  hands  it  is  fed  can  approach  it  without 
fear.  In  a  word,  if  I  may  speak  thus,  it  is  an  honorable  race.  It  has  that 
hne  oriental  gray  coat,  the  best  adapted  of  all  to  withstand  the  burning 
rays  of  the  sun  in  the  midst  of  the  fields — a  coat  which  pleases  the  eye, 
and  which  in  the  darkness  of  the  night  allowed  the  postilion  of  former 
times  to  see  that  he  was  not  alone — that  his  friend  was  making  his  way 
loyally  before  him.  It  is  exempt  (a  cause  of  everlasting  jealousy  among 
the  breeders  of  other  races),  always  exempt  from  the  hereditary  bony  defects 
of  the  hock,  and  where  it  is  raised,  spavin,  jardon,  bone  spavin,  periodical 
inflammation,  and  other  dreaded  infirmities,  ai-e  not  known  even  by  name. 

"This  truly  typical  race  would  seem  a  myth,  did  it  not  exist  in  our 
midst.  But  every  day  we  see,  every  day  we  handle  this  treasure,  the 
munificent  gift  of  Providence  to  this  favored  region,  to  cause  agriculture, 


12  SAY  AGE    &    FAKNUm'S    CATALOGUE 

that  *  nursing  mother,'  to  flourish,  and  with  agriculture  peace  and  abun- 
dance. 

"I  need  not  name  this  breed  ;  every  one,  from  this  incomplete  sketch, 
has  recognized  the  fine  race  of  steady  and  laborious  horses  bred  in  the 
ancient  province  of  Perche  (so  justly  entitled  Perche  of  good  horses),  plow- 
inof  in  long  furrows  the  soil  of  Beauce,  and  thence  spreading  itself  over  all 
France,  where  its  qualities  render  it  without  a  rival  for  all  the  specialties 
of  rapid  draft. 

"  That  cool,  restrained  and  ever  fresh  energy,  that  courageous  patience 
of  which  the  Percheron,  every  day,  gi  ves  an  example,  dragging,  at  a  trot, 
heavy  loads,  the  weight  of  which  frightens  the  imagination  ;  stopping 
short,  both  in  ascending  or  descending  ;  starting  off  freely,  and  always 
without  balking  ;  never  sulking  at  his  work  or  food,  and  fearing  neither 
heat  nor  cold.  He  remains  exclusively  both  the  quick  and  mettlesome 
draft  horse,  and  the  heavy  burden  and  express  wagon  horse.  He  possesses 
superior  strength,  speed,  docility,  temper  and  honesty,  and  a  complete 
absence  of  irritability.     This  is  a  specimen  of  Percheron  qualities. 

"Hence  it  is  that  all  our  provinces  envy  us  the  possession  of  the  race, 
and  even  foreign  countries  seek  after  it  with  an  eagerness  amounting  to  a 
passion. 

"  The  prices  of  these  stallions  have  increased  so  rapidly  in  a  few  years 
that  they  have  tripled  and  quadrupled.  Accordingly,  the  possessors  sold 
them.  The  administrative  authorities,  aided  by  the  elite  of  the  proprie- 
tors, endeavored,  however,  to  hinder  this  immigration.  They  formed  a 
stud-stable  at  Bonneval.  Prizes  were  given  at  Mortagne,  Nogent-le- 
Rotrou,  Illiers,  and  Vendome.  But  an  end  was  arrived  at  contrary  to 
what  was  desired.  The  prizes  served  as  signs  to  the  dealers.  Perche  was 
visited  to  buy  first-class  horses.     What  surer  guarantee  than  the  prize  ? 

"  The  bi'eeder,  who  is  ordinarily  a  farmer,  not  sufficiently  rich  to  be 
beyond  temptation,  finds  himself  without  strength,  without  resistance  in 
presence  of  this  urgent  demand. 

"The  value  of  the  Percheron  is  more  evident  than  ever.  It  is  this, 
among  the  serviceable  races,  which  is  called  to  the  greatest  fortune.  His 
usefulness  causes  him  to  be  everywhere  in  demand." 

DESCRIPTIOlSr  OF  THE  PERCHE. 

"  The  Department  of  Perche  is  too  well  known  to  need  a  description 
here.  We  will  limit  ourselves  to  the  remark  that  this  region,  which  has 
become  so  celebrated  for  its  fine  race  of  horses,  represents  an  ellipse  of 
about  25  leagues  long  by  nearly  20  broad. 

"At  the  present  time,  enclosed  in  the  center  of  the  four  departments, 
Orne,  Eure  and  Loir,  Loir  and  Cher,  and  Sarthe,  the  territory  of  Perche 
comprises  the  following  divisions  : 

"  1st — The  district  of  Mortagne  (department  of  Orne). 

"  2d — The  district  of  Nogent-le-Rotrou,  and  a  portion  of  those  of 
Chartres,  Dreux  and  Chateaudum  (department  of  Eure  and  Loir). 

"  3d — All  the  western  side  of  the  distx'ict  of  Vendome  (department  of 
'Loir  and  Cher). 

"  4th — The  eastern  portion  of  the  districts  of  Mamers  and  Saint  Calais 
(department  of  Sarthe). 

"  It  is  the  summit  region  of  the  middle  portion  of  the  vast  plateau 
extending  between  the  sea  and  the  basins  of  the  Loire  and  the  Seine.  It 
is  here  that  the  rivers  Sarthe,  Huisne,  Eure,  Loire,  Iten,  Hoene,  Braye, 


PKIICIIEHOX    IIORSKS.  13 

Avre,  Commanchc  and  Percheron  Orne  take  their  sourco,  Hpringinj^  up 
from  the  same  plateau  and  crossing  it  on  tlieir  way  to  the  channel  and  the 
ocean. 

"The  country  is,  in  general,  uneven  and  hilly,  cut  up  in  every  direc- 
tion by  small  valleys  watered  by  springs  or  small  brooks  ilowing  into  the 
rivers  above  named.  All  these  valleys,  no  matter  of  what  extent,  are  natu- 
ral meadows,  and  the  most  of  them  rich  and  fertile.  The  finest  valley  is 
that  watered  by  the  Iluisne,  which  is  second  to  none  in  France  for  length, 
extent,  richness,  and  beauty  of  site.  Here  are  situated  Nogent-le-Rotrou, 
Conde,  RegmalartI,  Boissy,  Corbon,  Mauves,  Pin-la-Garenne,  Reveillon, 
etc.,  etc. — all  centers  renowned  for  the  beauty  of  their  horses, 

"The  land  is  generally  clayey,  lying  upon  a  calcareous  subsoil  of  the 
secondary  formation.  Some  portions  are  silicious;  the  high  and  hilly 
points  always  so. 

"The  Percheron  country  contains  rather  few  meadows,  in  proportion 
to  the  total  surface  of  the  soil,  and  to  this  circumstance,  probably,  is  due 
the  superiority  of  its  horses.  Here  the  rearing  takes  place  in  the  stable 
and  the  brood-mare  is  found  under  the  hand  of  the  breeder.  Making  use 
of  her  comes  naturally  to  his  mind.     He  viorks  and  feeds  them  well. 

"Here,  for  many  years,  agriculture  has  flourished;  artificial  meadows 
are  everywhere  cultivated  with  success,  and  are  necessary  to  produce  the 
enormous  quantity  of  fodder  consumed  by  the  number  of  horses  raised. 

"Among  the  plants  for  green  and  dry  forage,  clover  first  and  then 
fenugreek,  are  the  favorites  of  the  Percheron  farmer.  He  uses  plaster  and 
marl  with  care,  and  would  tell  you,  should  the  opportunity  offer,  that  it  is 
through  system  and  superior  cultivation  that  Perche  has  been  able  hitherto 
to  meet  the  large  demands  made  upon  her  from  the  commencement  of  the 
present  century,  particularly  for  the  last  fifty  years.  He  is,  moreover, 
laboi'ious  and  persevering.  Disregarding  the  industrial  arts,  the  glory  of 
other  districts,  his  true  vocation,  his  favoi'ite  occupation,  is  cultivating  the 
ground  and  raising  horses,  which  lie  has  practiced  with  zeal  from  the  most 
remote  period. 

"  Perche  has  a  climate  eminently  favorable  to  horse-breeding.  Under 
its  influence  the  water  is  tonic  and  the  food  nutritious;  the  air  is  pure, 
bracing,  and  dryer  than  that  of  Normandy.  The  sea  is  farther  off,  and  its 
influence,  in  consequence,  is  less  felt. 

"Everybody  to-day  well  knows  the  influence  of  climate  upon  animals. 
No  one  now  any  longer  doubts  that  it  is  to  the  sharp  and  healthy  air  of 
the  Perche  country,  to  its  elevated  hills,  and  to  its  atmosphere  constantly 
renewed  by  the  powerful  ventilators  of  its  valleys  and  forests,  that  this 
country  owes  the  eminent  qualities  of  its  fine  race' of  horses,  which  has  won 
for  it  the  right  of  displaying  this  significant  title,  'Perche,  the  land  of 
good  horses.' 

"  The  excellent  care,  the  wise  management, — exempt  alike  from  pam- 
pering indulgence  and  from  the  harsh  treatment  Avhich  irritate  the  dispo- 
sition, and  from  which  the  good  teacher  never  departs  in  his  intercourse 
with  his  pupils, — contribute  a  great  deal  to  the  success  of  the  result." 

ORIGIN  OF  THE  PERCHERON  RACE. 

"The  Percheron  race  comes  from  the  Arab;  but  it  is  useful  to  know 
the  causes  which  have  separated  it  from  the  primitive  type.  How  has  it 
been  modified  ?  How  has  it  lost  the  Arabian  character,  in  which  it  must 
have  been  at  first  clothed  ?     A  larsce  number  of  the  French  races  have  been 


14  SAVAGE   &   FARNUM's   CATALOGUE 

even  more  profoundly  modified,  and  have  become  abject,  miserable,  puny 
and  misshapen.  All  equine  races  have  been  changed  by  the  effects  of  cli- 
mate, by  the  extinction  of  the  feudal  system,  and  by  the  inauguration  of 
peaceful  habits  which  have  made  an  agricultural  and  draft-horse  of  the 
horse  primitively  used  for  the  saddle  and  for  war. 

"  From  the  time  of  the  Roman  domination,  the  horse  in  his  oriental 
forms  was  particularly  prized  in  Perche. 

"Under  the  feudal  rule,  and  inhabited  by  tenants  ever  at  war,  Perche 
must  always  have  been  an  equestrian  country,  and  the  horse  must  have 
been  there  in  every  age  the  companion  of  man.  He  must  have  been  really 
a  first-class  necessity.  In  those  times  of  continued  war  and  hostile  sur- 
prises, what  property  was  more  movable  and  so  easily  taken  to  a  place  of 
safety?  How  glorious  the  possession  of  such  noble  coursers,  and  like  the 
Rotrous,  to  own  more  than  could  be  counted,  as  was  proudly  shown  by  the 
heraldic  chevrons  upon  their  broad  banners,  displayed  from  the  towers  of 
Mortagne  and  Nogent ! 

"  La  Perche,  like  all  Christian  countries,  furnished,  as  is  well  known, 
her  contingent  of  fighting  men  to  the  Crusades,  and  the  chronicles  cite 
several  Counts  of  Bellesmer,  Mortagne  and  Nogent,  barons  and  gentlemen 
of  that  province,  who,  with  many  of  their  vassals,  made  pilgrimages  to  the 
Holy  Land. 

"  The  Abbe  Faet,  in  his  great  work  upon  La  Perche,  cites  in  this  con- 
nection a  lord  of  Montdoubleau,  Geffrey  IV.,  and  Rotrou,  Count  of  La 
Perche,  as  having  brought  back  from  Palestine  several  stallions,  which 
were  put  to  mares,  and  the  progeny  most  carefully  preserved.  The  small 
number  of  the  sires,  their  incomparable  beauty  and  manifest  superiority 
must  have  led  to  the  in-and-in  breeding  so  much  deprecated  by  most 
breeders;  but  the  qualities  of  the  sires  became  indelibly  fixed  upon  their 
progeny. 

"  The  lord  of  Montdoubleau  was,  it  is  said,  the  most  zealous  of  the 
advocates  and  breeders  of  the  new  blood,  and,  being  the  most  zealous,  was 
the  most  successful;  hence  it  is  that  the  Montdoubleau  stock  is  to  this  day 
the  best  in  Perche.  The  Count  Roger,  of  Bellesmer,  imported  both 
Arabian  and  Spanish  horses,  as  did  Goroze,  the  lord  of  Saint  Cerney,  Cour- 
ville  and  Courseroult;  these  are  historical  facts  which  have  their  import- 
ance. The  fact  is,  the  crusaders  from  all  the  French  provinces  naturally 
brought  back  with  them  more  or  less  of  the  Eastern  blood,  which  they  had 
learned  to  appreciate  on  the  plains  of  Palestine — but  the  truth  is,  it  has  not 
been  preserved  elsewhere;  and  that  we  in  La  Perche,  after  so  many  cen- 
turies, should  be  so  fortunate  as  to  be  able  to  show  the  traces  of  it,  should 
stimulate  us  to  its  careful  preservation. 

"We  see  toward  1760,  under  the  administration  of  the  Marquis  of 
Briddges,  manager  of  the  stables  of  Pin,  all  the  large  number  of  Arab 
stallions  that  this  establishment  owned  were  put  at  the  disposition  of  the 
Count  of  Mallart,  for  use  at  his  mare-stables  of  Coesme,  near  Bellesmer; 
and  years  after  we  find,  at  the  same  chateau  of  Coesme,  the  grandsons  of 
those  old  admirers  of  the  Arabian  with  two  Arab  stallions,  '  Godolphin  * 
and  *  Gallipoli,'  both  of  which  proved  valuable  stock-getters — both  grey — 
which  once  more  gave  tone  and  ardor  to  the  Percheron  race  in  that  vicinity. 

"A  direct  descendant  of  Gallipoli,  the  renowned  '  Jean-le-Blanc '  of  M. 
Miard,  of  Villers,  near  Sap,  in  the  department  of  the  Orne,  etc.,  etc.,  placed 
alongside  of  an  Arab,  presented,  notwithstanding  his  heavier  and  grosser 
form,  analogies  with  him  so  striking  that  our  curiosity  was  excited,  and  we 
did  not  rest  until,  after  pressing  inquiry  upon  inquiry,  we  discovered  that 


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he  was  descended  from  this  famous  Arab  stallion.  This  horse,  Jean-le- 
Blanc,  was  the  most  potent  improving  agent  of  Ouche. 

"The  Percheron  of  the  primitive  type  has  a  gray  coat  like  the  Arab; 
and  like  him  an  abundant  and  silky  mane,  a  fine  skin,  and  a  large,  promi- 
nent and  expressive  eye;  a  broad  forehead,  dilated  nostrils,  and  a  full  and 
deep  chest,  although  the  girth,  with  him  as  with  the  Arab,  is  always  lack- 
ing in  fullness;  more  bony  and  leaner  limbs,  and  less  covered  with  hair 
than  those  of  other  draft-horse  families. 

"  He  has  not,  it  is  true,  the  fine  haunch  and  fine  form  of  the  shoulder, 
nor  that  swan-like  neck  which  distinguishes  the  Arab  ;  but  it  must  not  be 
forgotten  that  for  ages  he  has  been  employed  for  draft  purposes,  and  these 
habits  have  imparted  to  his  bony  frame  an  anatomical  structure,  a  combi- 
nation of  levers  adapted  to  the  work  he  is  called  upon  to  perform.  He  has 
not,  I  again  acknowledge,  such  a  fine  skin  as  the  Arab,  nor  his  prettily 
rounded,  oval  and  small  foot ;  but  we  must  remember  the  fact  that  he  lives 
under  a  cold  climate,  upon  elevated  plains,  where  nature  gives  him  for  a 
covering  a  thicker  skin  and  a  warmer  coat,  and  that  he  has  been  for  ages 
stepping  upon  a  moist,  clayey  soil. 

"In  all  that  remains  in  him,  we  recognize  a  heavy  Arab,  modified  and 
remodeled  by  climate  and  peculiar  circumstances.  He  has  remained  mild 
and  laborious,  like  his  sire  ;  he  is  brought  uj),  like  him,  in  the  midst  of  the 
family,  and,  like  him,  he  possesses,  in  a  very  high  degree,  the  faculty  oi 
easy  acclimation.  He  acquires  this  in  the  midst  of  the  numerous  migra- 
tions he  accomplishes  in  Perche,  the  counterpart  of  those  that  the  type 
horse  makes  upon  the  sands  of  the  desert.  A  final  comparison,  which  has 
not,  as  yet,  been  sufiiciently  noticed,  is,  that,  like  the  Arab,  he  has  no  need 
of  being  mutilated  in  order  to  be  trained,  managed  and  kept  without 
danger.  In  a  word,  the  Percheron,  notwithstanding  the  ages  which  separ- 
ate them,  presents  an  affinity  as  close  as  possible  with  the  primitive  horse, 
which  is  the  Arab." 

BREEDING  BY  SELECTION. 

"  Selection  has  long  been  practiced  in  Perche,  and  it  has  there  pro- 
duced for  a  long  time  the  best  results. 

"  Breeding  by  selection  has  numerous  advocates,  and,  from  all  time, 
the  best  informed,  the  most  practical  men,  have  been  unanimous  in  proclaim- 
ing that  blood  is  only  preserved  and  improved  by  bloOd — that  is  to  say,  by 
selection.  It  is  easy  and  not  expensive,  inasmuch  as  the  necessar}^  subjects 
are  always  at  hand  ;  it  is  natural,  inasmuch  as  its  simplicity  is  apparent  to 
every  mind.  And,  if  it  does  not  bring  the  rapid  results  so  pleasing  to 
those  too  eager  for  profit,  it  is,  at  least,  always  sure.  For,  without  giving 
at  first  exceptional  results,  it  never  fails  in  its  effects,  by  reason  of  the 
affinity  existing  between  the  different  individuals,  and  by  reason  especially 
of  their  perfect  conformity  with  the  climate  and  soil. 

"  If  a  horse  is  remarkable  over  all  others  in  one  of  the  three  following 
ways  :  personal  beauty,  high  qualities,  or  sureness  of  reproduction,  go  back 
boldly  to  his  origin,  and  you  will  find  yourself,  at  each  step,  face  to  face 
with  close  inter-breeding — that  is  to  say,  the  reforming  of  a  race  by  means 
of  itself,  the  result  of  great  qualities  increased  by  drafts  made  at  the 
source  of  a  generous  blood. 

"The  thoroughbred  race  in  England,  which  has  been  formed  but  with 
a  very  limited  number  of  primitive  agents,  and  Avhich,  consequently,  soon 
became  consanguine,  has,  anew,  and  at  two  distinct  epochs,  absorbed,  in 
every  degree  and  repeatedly,  the  blood  of  two  famous  groups,  represented, 


16  SAVAGE    &    FAKNUm's    CATALOGUE 

the  first  by  'Byerly  Turk,'  'Darley  Arabian,'  and  '  Godolphin  Arabian;' 
the  second  by  '  Matchem,'  '  Herod/  and  '  Eclipse.'  At  the  present  moment 
it  maintains  itself,  thanks  to  a  universal  consanguinity,  and  everything 
good  which  exists,  by  going  back  inevitably  to  these  sole  progenitors,  now 
forms  but  one  and  the  same  family.  Magnificent  results  have  come 
from  these  alliances,  and  every  day  it  can  be  proved  that  this  blood  has 
not  degenerated, 

"  it  is,  especially  and  only,  in  the  reproduction  by  family  that  a  breed 
is  formed.  Consanguinity  alone  can  form,  in  the  beginning,  a  bond  of 
cohesion  and  connection  among  the  descendants  of  the  primitive  families. 
By  it,  alone,  they  acquire  that  great  similarity  of  shape  and  adaptation  to 
particular  ends,  that  great  ancestral  power,  which  they  transmit  to  their 
posterity,  and  which,  even  in  a  commercial  point  of  view,  gives  them  a 
superior  value. 

"  It  is  the  same  in  all  breeding  countries,  and  it  has  been  shown  (for 
proofs  see  the  journal  'La  rie  a  la  campagne,'  of  November  30,  1863)  that 
especially  in  Merlerault,  the  nursery  of  the  fine  French  breeds,  everything 
exceptionally  good  which  exists,  or  which  has  existed,  is  the  result  of  con- 
sanguinity— that  is,  'in-and-in-breeding.' 

"A  stud  book,  recording  its  pedigrees,  would  not  be  out  of  place.  This 
book  would  have  the  effect  of  concentrating  the  efforts  of  all  the  breeders, 
giving  them  a  definite  direction,  and  would  give  increased  value  to  the 
breed,  as  is  easily  understood,  for  it  is  the  surest  of  all  the  means  of 
improvement  and  perpetuation  of  valuable  qualities.  It  would  drive  off, 
forever,  the  defective  stallions,  and  those  corrupted  with  hereditary  blem- 
ishes, as  well  as  those  coming  from  tainted  families,  which,  I  feel  sure, 
would  be  refused  a  record  in  its  pages.  The  prices  of  colts  would  like- 
wise gain  by  this  measure,  the  effect  being  a  powerful  impulse  given  to 

breeding." 

COLOE. 

"Formerly  I  liked  the  gray  horse  very  much,  and  have  more  than  once 
praised  this  color.     But  time  has  dissipated  my  illusions. 

"  Thus,  while  acknowledging  my  former  preferences  for  the  gray  horse 
over  the  horse  of  a  different  shade,  I  am  now  very  far  from  showing 
myself  exclusive,  and  quarreling  with  the  mass  of  enlightened  persons  who 
seem  desirous  of  adopting  the  dark-colored  coats.  I  only  desire  one  thing, 
and  that  is,  to  save  the  Percheron  race,  and  to  j)reserve  to  Perche  its  pros- 
perity and  its  glory. 

"Let  us  occupy  ourselves,  then,  seriously  in  looking  Tip  breeding  stock 
of  dark  coats.  The  time  to  do  this  appears  to  me  to  have  come.  But 
where  will  we  go  to  find  them  ?  Let  us  look  about  us  and  seek  for  this  in 
Perche. 

"If  you  there  find  under  a  dark  coat,  a  fine  Percheron,  possessing  all 
the  qualities  and  specialties  of  the  race,  make  haste,  take  him  and  color 
your  horses.     Sincerely,  I  give  you  this  advice. 

"  Correct  the  defects  of  conformation,  the  imperfections  of  color, 
without  weakening,  without  breaking  up  the  harmony  of  the  admirable 
qualities  which  have  made  of  the  Percheron  the  first  horse  of  the  age." 

SPEED  AND  ENDITKANCB  OP  THE  PEBCHERON. 

"  One  of  the  qualities  of  this  breed  of  horses,  and  which  has  acquired 
for  them  a  universal  reputation,  is  fast  trotting  while  drawing  a  heavy 
load;  but  it  would  be  an  error  to  suppose  that  this  ability  to  trot  fast 
inakes  him  an  equal  in  every  respect  to  the  trotting  breeds  of  the  present 


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PKUCUKRON    HOUSES.  19 

(lay.  The  trotters  draw  very  little,  but  have  a  long  stride;  and  as  regards 
mere  speed,  there  is  no  comparison.  The  specialty  of  the  Percheron — 
rapid  draft — has  its  limits,  and  it  is  these  limits  that  I  wish  to  make  known 
by  numerous  examples  otlicially  reported.  What  the  Perclierons  do  in  the 
diligences,  mail  and  post-coaches,  is  known  to  every  foreign  traveler,  and 
it  is  useless  to  enlarge  upon  it.  From  one  relay  to  another,  drawing  not 
less  than  two  and  often  three  thousand  pounds,  in  all  kinds  of  weather, 
over  liilly  roads,  they  make  their  three  leagues  an  hour,  and  sometimes 
four,  but  this  is  ne  plus  ultra.  What  they  do  in  the  omnibuses,  the  world 
that  visits  Paris  sees  only  to  admire,  and  forms  one  of  the  greatest  attrac- 
tions of  the  Percheron  horse  to  the  observing  stranger, 

"  We  will  now  turn  our  attention  to  the  trials  made  upon  their  trotting 
tracks.  The  places  most  frequented  are  those  of  Illiers,  Courtalain,  Mont- 
doubleau  and  Mortagne;  and  in  order  to  be  impartial  it  is  necessary  to 
state  that  the  tracks,  all  but  the  one  at  Mortagne,  are  plowed  fields,  hai'd 
in  dry  weather,  but  cut  up  in  wet  times,  and  that  the  track  at  Montague  is 
badly  located,  having  three  steep  inclines  up  and  down  inside  of  the  mile, 
and  the  horses  that  have  done  best  elsewhere  have  failed  on  this  track,  and 
it  has  taken  a  longer  time  to  go  the  distance.  To  this  circumstance  is 
attributed  the  low  averages  made  upon  that  track,  but  it  also  shows  the 
courage  of  the  animals.  When  a  colt  of  two  and  a  half  years  of  age — 
there  were  several  of  this  age — can  accomplish  his  task  by  going  two  or 
three  times  around  this  track,  there  is  a  reasonable  certainty  of  there  being 
the  elements  in  him  for  the  making  of  a  valuable  horse.  The  most  of  the 
horses  are  trotted  under  the  saddle,  as  their  vehicles  are  of  the  most  cum- 
bersome character,  and  utterly  unfitted  to  trot  a  horse  in. 

"  The  following  shows  the  results  of  one  hundred  and  eighty-nine 
matches  oflicially  reported,  and  two  trials  to  prove  bottom,  likewise  certi- 
fied to,  and  will  give  an  average  of  what  the  best  Percherons  are  capable 
of  doing. 

"  In  order  to  be  strictly  impartial,  the  slowest  and  fastest  time  made 
is  given  : 

"  UNDER  THE  SADDLE ONE  AND  ONE-FOURTH  MILES TWENTY-NINE  RESULTS. 

"The  best  two  are  those  of  'Jule,'  at  Montdoubleau — time,  3  min.  50 
sec,  and  of  '  Godius,'  at  the  same  place,  in  1857 — time,  3  min.  58  sec. 

"  The  poorest  two  results  are  those  of  '  Vidocq,'  at  Mortagne — time,  7 
min.  37  sec,  and  of  'Lansquernet,'  same  place — time,  7  min.  48  sec. 

"  The  average  time  of  twenty-nine  recorded  trials  is  4  min.  1 2  sec. 

"one    and    FIVE-SIXTHS    MILES — THIRTY-ONE    RESULTS. 

"The  best  two  are  those  of  'Vaillante,'  at  Montague — time,  4  min.  38 
sec,  and  'Julie,'  at  Montdoubleau — time,  6  min.,  14  sec. 

"  The  poorest  two  are  those  of  '  Mouche,'  at  Mortagne — time,  9  min. 
18  sec,  and  of  '  Biche,'  saine  place — time,  8  min.  30  sec. 

"  The  average  time  of  thirty-one  trials,  6  min.  40  sec. 

"two    MILES — FORTY   RESULTS. 

"  Tbe  best  two  are  those  of  '  Cocotte,'  at  Illiers — time,  6  min.  b^  sec, 
and  *  Sarah,'  same  place — lime,  6  min,  2  sec. 

"The  two  poorest  are  those  of  '  Balzane,'  at  Illiers — time,  9  min.  40 
sec,  and  of  '  Renaud,'  same  place — time,  10  min.  30  sec 

"  The  average  time  of  40  trials  is  about  7  min.  20  sec 


20  SAVAGE    &    FARNUM  S    CATAIiOGUE 

"two    and    a    half    miles SIXTY-FIVE    RESULTS. 

"The  best  two  are  those  of  'Sarah,'  at  Langou — time,  1  min.  35  sec, 
and  same  at  Mortagne — time  V  rain.  40  sec. 

"The  poorest  are  those  of  'Marmotte,'  at  Mortagne — time,  13  min,, 
26  sec,  and  of  'Julie,'  at  Courtalain — time,  11  rain.  30  sec 

"Average  time  of  sixty-five  trials,  9  min.  3  5  sec. 

"  Two  and  three-fifths  miles  were  made  at  llliers  by  'Bichette,'  in  12 
min.  15  sec 

"Two  and  five-sixths  miles  were  made  by  same,  at  same  place,  and 
gave  an  average  of  11  rain.  30  sec,  in  three  successive  heats. 

"  Three  and  two-fifths  miles  were  made  by  '  Champion,'  at  llliers,  in 
12  min. 

"  HORSES   TO   harness TWO    MILES — EIGHT   RESULTS. 

"The  best  two  are  those  of  'Achille,'  at  llliers — time,  7  min.  17  sec, 
and  '  Julie,'  same  place — time,  7  min.  40^  sec 

"  The  poorest  two  are  those  of  '  Championette,'  at  llliers — time  7  min, 
53  sec,  and  'Bichette,'  same  place — time,  8  min.  13  sec 

"  The  average  of  eight  trials  is  about  7  min.  36  sec 

"two    and    a    half   MILES — FOURTEEN    RESULTS. 

"The  best  two  are  those  of  '  Vigoreux,'  at  llliers — time,  8  min.  30  sec, 
and  'Bibe,'  at  Mortagne — time,  9  min.  54  sec 

"The  poorest  two  are  those  of  'Bichette,'  at  Courtalain,  in  11  min.  30 
sec,  and  of  'Artagan,'  at  Mortagne,  in  11  min.  55  sec. 

"two    and    three-fifths    MILES LOADED. 

"  Two  trials  were  made  at  Rouen,  by  '  Decide,'  the  first  drawing  386 
pounds  in  9  min.  21  sec,  the  second  time  drawing  408  pounds  in  10  min. 
49  sec 

"trials   of  ENDURANCE   AND   SPEED. 

"A  gray  mare,  bred  by  M.  Boulavois,  at  Almeneches  (Orne),  and 
belonging  to  M.  Montreauil,  horse  dealer  at  Alencon,  performed  the  follow- 
ing match:  Harnessed  to  a  traveling-tilbury,  she  started  from  Bernay  to 
go  to  Alencon,  a  distance  of  fifty-five  and  three-fifths  miles,  over  a  hilly 
and  diflicult  road,  reaching  there  in  4  hours  and  24  min.  This  mare  is  still 
living,  and  now  belongs  to  M.  Biuson,  hotel-keeper  at  Lees  (Orne),  where 
she  still  draws  the  omnibus  plying  between  the  hotel  and  station. 

"A  gray  mare  seven  years  old,  belonging  to  M.  Cousturur,  at  Fleury 
sur  Andelle  (Eure),  harnessed  to  a  tilbury,  traveled  fifty-eight  miles  and 
back  on  two  consecutive  days,  going  at  a  trot  and  without  being  touched 
with  a  whip.  This  was  over  the  road  from  Lyons  la  Fossette  to  Point 
Andmere  and  back,  through  a  hilly  country.  The  following  time  was 
made:  The  first  day  the  distance  was  trotted  in  4  hours  1  min.  35  sec,  the 
second  day,  4  hours,  1  min.  30  sec  The  last  thirteen  and  three-fourths 
miles  were  made  in  one  hour,  although  the  mare  was  obliged  to  pass  her 
scable  at  the  forty-first  mile  to  finish  the  distance." 

The  foregoing  history  of  the  Percheron  race  will  give  the  reader  an 
idea  of  the  origin,  development  and  status  of  the  breed  as  it  exists  in 
France.  Although  recognized  there  as  the  superior  of  all  other  draft 
breeds  in  that  country,  the  preservation  of  its  pedigrees  and  the  publica- 
tion of  a  stud  book  will  add  greatly  to  its  value. 


DOCILE  5310  (1§3). 


PKRCIIKRO>r    IIORSKS.  23 


THE  PAST  AND  PRESENT  SYSTEM  OE  BJtIiEDING 
IN  THE  PEllCHE. 


The  following  extract,  quoted  from  the  writings  of  M.  Fardouet,  one 
of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  breeders  of  the  Perche,  and  which  is 
fully  corroborated  by  a  careful  perusal  of  history,  confines  its  modifications 
to  meet  the  present  developments  of  the  changed  condition  of  the  country 
to  three  periods  of  existence. 

First — To  horses  suitable  for  the  saddle  and  for  war. 

Second — For  agricultural  and  commercial  interests. 

Third — The  period  when  the  heavy  draft-horse,  with  the  activity  of 
the  lighter  types,  came  into  active  demand,  which  began  about  fifty  years 
ago.     He  says  : 

"This  matchless  breed,  whose  antiquity  ot  origin  stands  first  among 
those  of  the  equine  races  of  civilized  nations,  has  been  molded  to  meet  the 
necessities  of  the  different  periods  of  its  existence,  for  hundreds  of  years 
under  the  vivifying  influences  and  climatic  effects  of  the  Perche,  as  well 
as  by  the  inimitable  processes  of  educating  both  males  and  females  from 
the  earliest  age,  and  with  the  most  judicious  care  possible,  by  the  actual 
performance  of  the  work  they  will  be  called  upon  to  do  during  their  lives, 
thus  slowly  and  surely  developing  their  physical  capabilities  and  instinctive 
aptitudes  into  hereditary  and  transmissible  forces,  which  have  been 
exerted  with  such  potent  power  in  the  amelioration  of  all  races  with  which 
it  has  come  in  contact. 

"  In  feudal  ages  the  country  required  a  class  of  horses  suited  to  an 
equesti-ian  race,  a7id  the  Perche  supplied  them.  With  the  advent  of  a  hio-her 
civilization,  the  peaceful  pursuits  of  agriculture  and  commerce  demanded 
horses  for  the  post,  the  diligence,  and  for  agricultural  and  draft  purposes. 
The  Perche  loas  called  upon^  and  she  met  the  demand. 

"  The  application  of  steam  as  a  motive  power  inti'oduced  a  new  era  in 
the  world's  history  ;  the  building  of  railroads  and  steamships,  and  its 
adoption  as  a  power  in  all  the  useful  arts  in  manufacturing,  has  chano-ed  all. 

"  The  post  and  diligence  are  gone  ;  the  agricultural  and  great  commer- 
cial marts  remain  to  be  supplied  ;  labor  and  food  have  become  more  costlv. 
and  the  people,  by  force  of  necessity  and  the  demands  of  economy,  call 
for  larger,  stronger  and  equally  active  horses  to  fill  the  requirements  of  the 
time.  How  has  the  Perche  sustained  herself  under  the  pressure  of  this  last 
and  most  difficult  demand '?  The  answer  fills  us  with  pride  and  gratifica- 
tion. The  government  and  all  the  departments  of  France  are  eager  pur- 
chasers of  Percheron  stallions  to  improve  and  ameliorate  their  native 
breeds.  Russia,  Austria,  Germany  and  Italy  buy  largely,  both  by  direct 
government  purchase  and  by  private  enterprise.  Even  Great  Britain, 
bound  up  as  she  is  in  her  own  egotism,  is  a  customer  of  no  small  magnitude. 

"With  such  magnificent  acknowledgments  of  the  value  and  superiority 
of  the  Percheron  race  we  ought  to  be  content,  but  this  is  not  the  half ;  the 
plains  of  South  America  are  being  supplied  with  stock  of  our  breeding, 


24  SAVAGE    &    FARNUm's    CATALOGUE 

and  lastly,  that  beautiful  country,  that  great  republic  across'the  sea,  whose 
progress  is  the  wonder  of  the  world,  is  our  most  enamored  admirer  and 
liberal  purchaser. 

"Investigation  has  shown  us  that  the  improvements  of  the  past  neces- 
sary to  meet  the  changing  demands  have  been  accomplished  by  selecting 
animals  best  suited  to  the  new  requirements,  and  by  a  judicious  system  of 
in-and-in-breeding,  perpetuating  the  valuable  qualities  sought  foi-,  at  the 
same  time  intensifying  their  hereditary  powers  of  transmitting  those  qual- 
ities ;  also,  that  the  finest  specimens  of  the  Percheron  race  now  in  exist- 
ence are  traceable  directly  to  the  regenerative  influences  of  the  Arab,  the 
primitive  horse — the  primal  origin  of  the  Percheron  race. 

"  The  veteran  historian  and  faithful  friend  of  the  Percheron,  Charles 
Du  Hays,  many  years  ago  advocated  these  doctrines,  and  it  is  certainly  a 
most  extraordinary  commentaiy  upon  the  discernment  and  knowledge  of 
horse-breeding  possessed  by  this  famous  author,  that  *Jean  le  Blanc,' 
the  horse  that  so  greatly  excited  his  admiration  that  he  took  the  pains 
to  trace  his  origin,  and  found  him  a  direct  descendant  of  the  famous 
Arab  stallion  'Gallipoli,'  belonging  to  the  stud  stables  of  Pin,  near 
Bellesme,  established  by  the  Marquis  of  Brigges  in  the  year  1760,  has 
proven  the  most  potent  element  in  the  improvement  of  the  Percheron  race, 
nearly  all  of  the  most  valuable  and  highest  priced  stallions  of  the  Perche 
being  directly  traceable  to  this  horse,  many  of  the  finest  through  several 
lines  of  in-breeding," 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  finest  and  most  valuable  Percherons — in 
which  is  preserved  the  style,  quality  and  finish  of  the  original  type,  with 
the  increased  weight  now  demanded,  can  only  be  found  in  individuals 
descended  from  animals  of  Arab  origin,  increased  in  size  by  selecting  the 
largest  males  and  females  and  a  judicious  system  of  in-breeding. 

This  has  resulted  in  a  close  relationship  of  all  the  finest  Percheron 
families  of  the  present  time  which  are  owned  by  the  most  progressive  and 
successful  breeders  and  stallioners  in  the  Perche,  and  only  in  whose  posses- 
sion the  finest  individuals  can  be  found,  in  which  the  same  blood  is  traceable 
for  ages. 

The  valuable  qualities  possessed  by  these  animals,  that  have  been  con- 
centrated for  generations  through  a  careful  system  of  in-and-in-breeding, 
is  the  great  source  of  reliance  upon  which  we  depend  for  their  prepotency, 
or  the  capability  of  transmitting  with  absolute  certainty  the  valuable 
qualities  of  their  race — a  power  never  possessed  by  animals  of  mixed  blood. 


PEGASE  5347  (6€§). 


FAMOUS  PEROIIEROIT  SIRES. 

coco  II  (71 1). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Book  of  France.] 
Dapple  grey;  foaled  1857;  bred  in  Ihe  deparlraent  of  the  Orne. ,  Got  by  Vieux 
Chasliu  (713),  (belonging  to  M.  Theodore  Vinault,  of  J^a  Fcrt^-Bernard,  department  of 
the  Barthe),  lie  by  Coco  (712),  (belonging  to  Mr.  Chouanard,  then  residing  at  Champeau, 
department  of  Eure-et-Loir),  he  by  Mignon  (715),  (belonging  to  M.  Poiipre,  of  Mont- 
mirail,  Sarthe),  he  bj''  Jean-le-Blanc  (739),  a  direct  descendant  of  the  f;mious  Arab  stallion 
Gallipoli,  that  stood  at  the  government  stud  stables  at  Pin,  near  Belicsme,  about  1820, 
Coco  II.  was  purcha.sed  when  a  colt  by  M.  Vinault,  of  La  Ferle-Bcniard,  who  kept  him 
until  his  death.  This  stallion  attained  greater  fame  than  any  other  horse  bred  in  the 
Perche,  not  only  through  his  noble  ancestry,  but  from  his  great  individual  merit  as  a 
stock  getter.  His  grandsire  Coco  (712)  was  bred  by  M.  Poiipre,  of  Montmirail,  Sarthe, 
who  sold  him,  when  a  suckling  colt,  to  M.  Chouanard,  who  bred  from  him  (he  famous 
stallion  Vieux  Chaslin  (713).  The  dam  of  Coco  (712)  was  Jeanette  by  Vieux  Coco, 
belonging  to  M.  Poiipre.  Tiie  dam  of  Mignon  (715)  was  a  large  dapple  gi'ey  Percheron 
mare  belonging  to  M.  Poiipre. 

DECIDE  (892). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Book  of  France]. 

Dapple  grey;  foaled  1856;  bred  by  M.  Pelleray  of  St.  Agnan-sur-Sarthe,  department 
of  Orne;  got  by  Vieux  Pierre  (894),  (belonging  to  M.  Theodore  Vinault,  of  La  Fert^-Ber- 
nard),  he  by  Coco  (712),  he  by  Mignon  (715),  he  by  Jean-le-Blanc  (739),  etc. ;  dam  Pelote, 
belonging  to  M.  Berjeau,  of  Courvalin,  Orne;  2d  dam  Pauline,  also  belonging  to  M. 
Berjeau. 

Prosper  (893),  son  of  Decide  and  sire  of  Vaillant  (404),  was  also  owned  by  M.  Pel- 
leray, his  dam  being  Bourreau  by  Vieux  Pierre  (883),  belonging  to  M.  Therin  of  Massu- 
ette,  department  of  Orne. 

FAVORI   I  (Til). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Book  of  France.] 

Foaled  1862;  bred  near  Nogent-le-Rotrou ;  got  by  Vieux  Chaslin  (713),  belonging  to 
M.  Theodore  Vinault,  of  La  Ferte-Bernard,  department  of  the  Sarthe),  he  by  Coco  (712), 
(belonging  to  M.  Chounard,  then  residing  at  Champeau,  department  of  the  Eure-et-Loir), 
he  by  Mignon  (715),  (belonging  to  M.  Poiipre,  of  Montmirail,  Sarthe),  he  by  Jean-le- 
Blanc  (739),  (belonging  to  M.  Miard,  of  Villiers  in  Ouche  (near  Sap),  department  of  the 
Orne,  he  being  a  direct  descendant  of  the  famous  Arab  stallion  Gallipoli,  etc.  The  dam 
of  Favori  I.  was  Robine,  a  pure-bred  Percheron  mare,  sired  by  one  of  the  best  Percheron 
horses  of  his  day,  belonging  to  M.  Perriot,  the  elder,  then  residing  at  Amilly,  depart- 
ment of  the  Orne. 

Favori  I.  was  owned  by  M.  Perriot,  the  elder,  and  was  one  of  the  famous  horses  of 
the  Perche,  and,  as  will  be  seen  by  this  catalogue,  many  lines  of  breeding  trace  directly 
to  him. 

ILDERIM  (5302). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Book  of  France.] 

Grey;  foaled  1859;  bred  by  M.  Haye,  of  Vilousier,  near  Chfiteaudun,  department  of 
Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Valentin  (530),  (belonging  to  M.  Theodore  Vinault,  of  La  Ferte- 
Bernard),  he  by  Vieux  Chaslin  (713),  etc. ;  dam  Chaton  (belonging  to  M.  Haye),  by  Vieux 
Pierre  (.894),  (belonging  to  M,  Vinault),  he  by  Coco  (712),  etc.  Ilderim  was  sold  at  the 
age  of  five  months  to  M.  Ravaut,  of  Vilousier,  and  by  him  sold  to  the  Soci^te  Hippique 
of  Eure-et-Loir,  who  stood  him  several  years.  It  was  during  his  "courses"  for  that 
Society  that  he  sired  the  famous  horse  French  Monarch  205  (734),  the  figures  in  the  pedi- 
grees of  many  of  the  best  horses  imported  to  this  country. 

LUTHER  (792). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Book  of  France. 
Bay;  foaled  May  16, 1869;  bred  and  owned  by  M.  Anatole  Miard,  of  Echauffer,  depart- 
ment of  the  Orne.  Got  by  Pierre  (887),  (belonging  to  M.  Miard),  he  by  Laboureur  (886), 
(also  belonging  to  M.  Miard),  he  by  Jeau-le-Blanc  (739),  (belonging  to  31.  3Iiard  the  elder), 
he  being  a  direct  descendant  of  the  famous  Arab  stallion  Gallipoli,  etc. ;  dam  Rosette 
belonging  to  M.  Miard  and  sired  by  Laboureur  (886).  The  dam  of  Pierre  was  Margot  by 
Faisan.  The  dam  of  Laboureur  was  Sophie  by  Sandi.  In  the  Perche  the  name  of  this 
family  of  horses  and  the  name  of  Miard  are  synonjTuous  terms,  as  for  over  half  a  century 
this  strain  has  been  bred  in  all  its  purity  by  the  Miards,  father  and  son,  imtil  to-day  it 
stands  preeminently  forth  as  one  of  the  grandest  families  of  the  Percheron  race. 

27 


JUPITER  AT  ISLAND  HOME. 


Jupiter,  the  subject  of  the  rare  and  treasured  sketch  from  which  the 
engraving  on  the  opposite  page  was  made,  deserves  more  than  passing 
notice,  and  likewise  the  engraving.  Early  in  1884,  to  increase  the  popu- 
larity of  French  horses  in  America,  the  Percheron  Society  of  France,  under 
authority  of  the  French  government,  selected  six  Percheron  stallions,  the 
finest  of  the  race,  one  of  them  being  Jupiter  3692  (216),  and  appealed  to 
the  boundless  generosity  and  unwavering  patriotism  of  the  renowned  Rosa 
Bonheur,  the  most  celebrated  animal  painter  the  world  has  ever  known,  to 
sketch  them. 

Rosa  Bonheur,  never  found  wanting  in  national  pride  and  enterprise, 
and  to  lend  added  lustre  to  the  fame  of  her  beloved  Percherons,  immortal- 
ized a  score  of  years  since  in  her  celebrated  painting,  "  Going  to  the  Fair,'* 
undertook  the  task.  The  stallions  were  taken  to  her  chateau  and  there 
retained  until  the  sketches  were  completed.  Jupiter  was  imported  in 
November,  ]  884,  and  to-day  Islaifd  Home  stud  is  graced  with  his  royal 
presence.  As  a  further  evidence  of  the  great  superiority  of  this  horse,  he 
being  Rosa  Bonheur's  choice  of  the  six  (and  she  is  acknowledged  b}^  all 
breeders  of  Percheron  horses  to  be  the  best  judge  of  them),  she  completed 
a  large  oil  painting  of  Jupiter,  and  it  was  on  exhibition  in  Paris  during  the 
last  summer. 

He  has  a  lofty  carriage,  most  elegantly  rounded  body,  unequaled  back, 
quarters  and  flank,  three  points  seldom  ever  found  in  one  animal,  all  in  a 
high  order  of  perfection.  He  stands  squarely  and  perfectly  upon  his  legs, 
which  are  very  clean  and  free  from  hair  ;  his  feet  are  the  very  best,  his 
action  high,  easy  and  graceful.     (For  pedigree  see  page  36.) 


JUPITER  3692  (216) 


\ 


STALLIONS  IN  SEKVICE 

AT 

ISLAND   HOME. 


PLUVIOSE  3755  (683). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Books  of  France  and  America.] 

Dark  grey;  16^  hands;  weight  1,810  lbs.;  foaled  February,  1882;  imported  1884; 
bred  by  M.  Goupil,  of  La  Roussetiere,  commtine  of  Souance,  canton  of  Nogent-Le-Rotrou, 
department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Narbonne  1334  (777),  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  ho  by 
Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Paquerette  ])y  Superior  454 
(730),  he  bj^  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  At  the  great  Percheron 
Show  held  at  Chicago,  September,  1886,  Pluviose  was  the  winner  of  second  prize  in  a 
ring  pronounced  the  best  lot  of  draft  four-j'ear-olds  ever  brought  together.  A  compact 
yet  stylish  and  very  active  horse,  full  of  vigor  and  energy.  In  general  form  his  harmony 
of  proportion  is  rarely  equaled,  being  unusually  good  in  almost  every  point,  is  an  extra 
good  walker,  and  trots  at  a  very  rapid  gait  for  such  a  heavy  horse.     (For  cut  see  page  9.) 

JUPITER  3692  (216). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud-Books  of  France  and  America.] 

Grey;  16i  hands;  weight  1,810  lbs. ;  foaled  February,  1881;  imported  1884;  bred  by 
M.  Jousset,  of  La  Saussie,  commune  of  St.  Aubin-d'Appenai,  canton  of  Mesle-sur-Sarthe, 
department  of  Orne;  got  by  Voltaire  (belonging  to  M.  Felix  Gasselin,  of  La  Bretonniere, 
commune  of  Laleux,  canton  of  ]VIesle-sur-Sarthe,  department  of  Orne),  he  by  Monarque, 
(also  owned  by  M.  Gasselin),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27); 
dam  L'Amie  (6008)  by  Romulus  873  (785),  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Rom- 
ulus, he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Moreuil.  This  colt  has  a  lofty  carriage, 
most  elegant!}'  rounded  body,  unequaled  back,  quarters  and  flank,  three  points  seldom 
ever  found  In  one  animal,  all  in  a  high  order  of  perfection.  He  stands  squarely  and  per- 
fectly upon  his  legs,  which  are  very  clean  and  free  from  hair;  his  feet  are  the  very  best, 
his  action  high,  easy  and  graceful.  He  was  a  prize  winner  at  the  great  Percheron  show 
held  at  Chicago  in  September,  1886.     (For  cut  see  page  29.) 

ROmULIJS  §T3  (r§5). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  16^  hands;  weight  1,875  lbs.;  foaled  1873;  imported  1879;  bred  by 
]M.  Caget ;  got  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Romulus  (belonging  to  M.  Caget); 
he  by  Moreuil,  a  stallion  approved  by  the  Government  (also  belonging  to  M.  Caget) ;  dam 
Fleur  d'Epine  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Cheri,  he  fy  the  Government 
approved  stallion  Carbon.  Romulus  is  therefore  bred  from  two  famous  horses,  both 
winners  of  First  Prizes  at  all  the  great  Coneours  of  France  during  their  time  ;  who  thus 
transmitted  to  their  son  and  grandson  the  qualities  that  won  for  him  the  First  Prize  and 
Gold  Medal  at  the  Universal  Exposition  of  Paris  in  1878.  Also,  First  Prize  and  Gold 
Medal  at  the  Grand  Coneours  of  Evereux,  1879  :  and  Thirty  other  first  Prizes  in  1878, 
two  for  trotting.  He  is  a  very  fast  walker,  which  is  a  most  valuable  characteristic  of  the 
Percheron  horse  ;  has  fine  action,  and  is  a  wonderful  trotter  for  so  heavy  a  horse.  For 
stock  he  was  unsurpassed  by  any  draft  or  all  purpose  horse  in  France.  No  description 
could  be  given  of  this  horse  that 'would  do  him  justice  ;  the  fact  that  the  highest  honors 
were  conferred  upon  him  at  the  Universal  Exhibition  of  Paris,  1878,  the  greatest  show 
the  World  has  ever  known,  will  give  an  idea  of  his  matchless  qualities.  The  exultant 
shouts  of  "  Vive  le  Percheron  !"  "  Vive  le  Percheron  !"  of  thousands  in  the  Amphitheatre 
as  Romulus,  at  the  head  of  all  the  horses  on  exhibition  from  every  part  of  Europe,  WAS 
LED  PAST  THE  TRIBUNE,  occupied  by  the  President  of  the  French  Republic,  and 
all  the  official  dignitaries  of  the  nation,  speaks  plainer  than  any  words  can  of  this  famous 
horse.     (For  cut  see  page  33.) 


32  SAVAGE    &    FARNUm's    CATALOGUE 


IMPORTED  Am  PURE  BRED  STALLIONS. 


ATHIS  5282  (67^1). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  16  hands  high;  weight  1,620  lbs. ;  foaled  May  1,  1884;  imported  1886;  bred  hy 
M.  Joseph  Bouet,  of  LaBasse-Cour,  commune  of  Souge-le-Ganelon,  department  of  Sarthe; 
got  by  Parisien  (2509),  he  by  Parisien,  he  by  Favori  (belonging  to  M.  Croize);  dam  Cas- 
tille  (7660)  (belonging  to  M.  Joseph  Bouet).  This  colt  has  a  bright  intelligent  face  and 
slightly  Roman  nose,  indicating  the  courage  and  energy  he  possesses;  well  crested  neck, 
sloping  shoulder,  long  round  body,  with  heavy  arm  and  stifle  development,  wide  hock, 
and  stands  squarely  on  his  feet,  which  are,  like  Percherons  generally,  of  the  best. 
Athis  won  first  prize  at  the  Michigan  State  Fair,  held  at  Jackson  in  September,  1886, 

BISMARK  5747. 

Dark  bay;  foaled  Oct.  11,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Brilliant  3867  (2706), 
he  by  Bayard,  he  by  Thomas ;  dam  Nini  3833  (2683)  by  Passe  Partout  (1402),  he  by  Comet 
104  (719),  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5302)  (for  extension  of  pedi- 
gree see  page  27). 

BliO^TD'OR  5281  (7350). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Grey;  16  hands;  weight,  1650  lbs.;  foaled  May  28,  1883  ;  imported  1886;  bred  by 
M.  Moreau,  of  Terte,  commune  of  Courgenard,  department  of  Sarthe ;  got  by  Clement 
1965  (936),  he  by  Philibert  (760),  he  by  Superior  454  (730),  he  by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  exten- 
sion of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Rose  (7349)  by  Coco  II.  (714),  (for  extension  of  pedi- 
gree see  page  27). 

BUFFOX  2389  (1098), 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  16  hands  high;  weight  1,800  lbs. ;  foaled  1880;  imported  1883;  bred  by  M.  Felix 
Gasselin,  of  Mesle-sur-Sarthe,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Brilliant  1271  (755),  he  by 
Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam 
Tj'xlmieby  Superior  454(730),  he  by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27). 
In  color,  form  and  action  an  exact  prototype  of  his  sire,  the  celebrated  Brilliant.  (For 
cut  see  page  38.) 

CE8AR  III.  5278  (5058). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black  grey;  16i  hands  high;  weight  1,650  lbs. ;  foaled  March  18, 1883;  imported  1886; 
bred  by  M.  Lebreton,  of  Ravallier,  commune  of  La  Perriere,  canton  of  Pervencheres, 
department  of  Orne;  got  by  Vidocq  (belonging  to  M.  Jousset,  pere);  he  by  Brilliant  (also 
owned  by  M.  Jousset) ;_  dam  Brilliante  (5059)  by  Selim  (749),  he  by  Porthos.  This  colt 
has  a  small  head,  prominent  bright  eyes,  well  crested  neck,  heavy  arm  and  stifle,  short 
back,  full  loin,  long  level  quarter,  wide  flat  legs,  with  good  and  spirited  action. 

CHAMPAIGN  3678. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Blue  grey;  16  hands;  weight  1,620  lbs. ;  foaled  1882;  got  by  Black  Prince  1 574 ;  dam 
La  Belle  974.     Head  carried  high,  deep  shoulders,  broad  iii  breast  and  stifles,  well  rounded 
body,  heavy  and  clean  limbs,  remarkable  feet,  and  a  colt  giving  promise  of  becoming  an 
excellent  breeder. 


ROmVLUS  S73  (7t5). 


PEKCHERON    HORSES.  35 

CHAKDON  2620  (JJ2). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Uooks  of  France  and  America.] 
Bright  bay;  16^  hands;  woiglit  1,750  lbs.;  foaled  WH2;  imported  1883;  bred  by  M. 
Magloire  Poulain,  of  St.  Aubin-irAppeiiay,  canton  of  iMesle-sur-Sarthe,  deparlmeul  of 
Orne;  got  by  Voltaire  (5728),  he  by  (Joco,  of  tlie  JSlesle-sur-yarlhe,  he  by  Margot;  dam 
Cocotte  by  Komtilus  873  (785),  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Komulus  (belong- 
ing to  M.  Celestin  Caget,  of  Alnieueches,  department  of  Orne),  he  by  the  Government 
approved  stallion  Moreuil,  also  owned  by  M.  C'elestin  Caget.  He  has  a  bright  clean  face 
with  a  star,  large  prominent  eyes,  Avell  crested  neck,  lofiy  carriage,  full  black  points,  a 
heavy  mane  and  tail,  clean  limbs,  and  a  remarkably  stylish  horse  throughout. 

CIIERI  5270  (7348). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Boolcs  of  France  and  America.] 
Grey;  15^  hands;  weight  1,790  lbs.;  foaled  April  5,  1883;  imported  188G;  bred  by  M. 
Modeste  Deshayes,  of  La  Fosse,  commune  of  Boeee,  canton  of  Bazoches-sur-lloeuc, 
department  of  Orne;  got  by  Bon  Ca?ur  (7846),  he  by  Bon  C'feur  (bclongmg  to  the  French 
Government);  dam  Margot  (7347)  by  Coco  (l)elonging  to  M.  L.  Vallee,  of  Conde,  com- 
mune of  La  Meneire,  canton  of  Bazoches-sur-lloeue,  dej)artmcnt  of  Orne).  Cheri  has  a 
clean,  smooth  and  straight  head,  neck  well  set  on  his  body,  short  back,  good  loin  and 
long  level  hip,  very  heavy  bone,  good  action,  and  destined  to  make  a  large,  powerful 
horse.     He  has  been  approved  by  the  French  Government. 

CL.OTAIRE  5345  (6232). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  BooIjs  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  16i-  hands;  weight  1,820  lbs.;  foaled  April  15,  1883;  imported  1886; 
bred  bj'  M.  Sagot,  of  Pre,  commune  of  Chapelle  Guillaume,  canton  of  Authon,  depart- 
ment of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Colin  (5723),  he  by  Colin  (belonging  to  M.  Lucas,  of  Mont- 
mirail,  department  of  Sarthe);  dam  Bijou  (6231),  by  La  Douceur  (belonging  to  M.  Bataille, 
of  Souday,  department  of  Loir-et-Cher).  Clotaire  has  a  clean  straight  face,  ears  well  set, 
small  muzzle  and  well  crested  neck,  deep  full  chest,  heavy  muscled  arm  and  stifle,  high 
withers,  short  back,  full  loin  and  level  quarter,  with  heavy  bone,  and  a  remarkably  easy 
and  fast  mover  for  so  heavy  a  horse.  He  was  a  prize  winner  at  the  Great  Percheron  Con- 
cours,  held  at  I^ogent  Le  Rotrou,  France,  June,  1886. 

CLOVIS  5346  (6234). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  grey;  16^- hands,  weight  1,830  lbs.;  foaled  IMarch  10,  1883;  bred  by  ]\L  Sagot, 
of  Pre,  commune  of  Chapelle  Guillaume,  canton  of  Authon,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir; 
got  by  Colin  (5728),  he  by  Colin  (belonging  to  M.  Lucas,  of  ]\Iontmirail,  department  of 
Sarthe);  dam  ]\largot  (6233),  by  La  Douceur  (belonging  to  M.  Bataille,  of  Souday,  depart- 
ment of  Loir-et-Cher).  Clovis  has  a  clean  well  shaped  head,  long  well  crested  neck,  high 
withers  and  deep  chest,  very  clean  symmetrical  legs,  deep  flank  and  well  ribbed  down, 
high,  full  loin,  long  quarter,  well  muscled  on  the  stifle,  and  remarkably  stylish  for  so 
heavy  a  horse.  He  was  a  prize  winner  at  the  Great  l>iational  Concourte,  held  at  Nogent 
Le  Rotrou,  France,  in  June,  1886.      (For  cut  see  page  18.) 

DECIDE  5574  (1666). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  15*  hands,  weight  1,650  lbs.;  foaled  Jidy,  1882;  imported  1886;  bred 
by  M.  Briere,  oif  La  Haye,  commune  of  La-(  hapelle  Souef ,  canton  of  Belleme,  depart-  , 
ment  of  Orne;  got  by  Jladere  (2994),  he  by  jNIadeira  1546  (770),  he  by  Vidocq  483  (732), 
he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  L'Amie  (4614)  by 
Madeira  1546  (770).  etc. ;  2d  dam  Bicotte  by  Baj^ard.  Decide  has  a  clean  medium  sized 
head,  rather  short  but  well  crested  neck,  heavily  muscled  arm,  long  round  body,  broad 
quarter  and  stifle,  with  spirited  and  lofty  carriage. 

DOClf.E  5310  (1§3). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percherou  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black,  with  star  in  forehead;  16^  hands;  weisrht  1.750  lbs  ;  foaled  1882;  imported 
1886;  bred  by  j\[  Nion.  commune  of  Coudrav-au-Perche.  canton  of  Authon,  department 
of  Eure-et  Loir;  .got  by  Yaillnnt  (6752).  he  bV  Bnvard  (6751  \  he  bv  ]\Iina  (beloncing  to 
the  Societe  Hippique  Eure-et-Loir):  dam  La  Ponle"  (7468)  by  Vieux'Vaillant  (1883),  he  by 
Pierre,  belonccing  to  M  Tlicrin.  Docile  has  a  short  head  brond  between  the  eyes,  very 
broad  chest,  long  round  body  and  well  ribbed  down,  good  clean  leirs  and  stands  squarely 
on  them,  good  action,  and"  a  very  spirited  and  plea.sant  disposition.  He  was  a  prize 
winner  at  the  Great  Concours,  held  at  Nogent  Le  Rotrou,  France,  June,  1886.  (For  cut 
see  page  22.) 


36  SAVAGE   &    FARNUm's    CATALOGUE 

ORI§0^  5274  (5700). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  grey;  16|  hands;  weight  1,630  lbs.;  foaled  May  4,  1883;  imported  1886;  bred 
ty  M.  Metais,  of  La  Cholire,  commune  of  Ruille-sur-Loir,  canton  of  Chartres,  department 
of  Eure  et  Loir;  got  by  Coco  (4796),  he  by  Paul  (belonging  to  M.  Dubois,  of  Ruille-sur- 
Loir);  dam  Oocotte  (5699)  by  Chariot  (belonging  to  M.  Mauclair,  of  Ruille  sur-Loir).  A 
very  intelligent,  bright  colt,  with  a  clean,  fine  head;  is  smooth  and  uniform  throughout, 
and  a  very  fast  stepper. 

HECTOR  5707. 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black;  foaled  August  5,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Pluviose  3755  (683),  he 
by  Narbonne  1334  (777),  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  IL  (714)  for  extension  of 
pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Pelotte  3866  (2622)  by  Lamoureux,  he  by  Favora  1542  (765), 
he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5802)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page 
27);  2d  dam  Rosette  by  Solide.     A  fine  colt,  and  all  that  his  breeding  indicates. 

JEXA  5279  (483). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Perclieron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  17  hands;  weight  1,890  lbs.;  foaled  1883;  imported  1886;  bred  by  M.  Chat- 
ton,  of  Plessis,  commune  of  Ceton,  canton  of  Theil,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Vidocq 
<1403),  he  by  Utopia  780  (731),  he  by  Superior  454  (730),  he  by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  exten- 
sion of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Sophie  (7454)  by  lago  995  (768),  he  by  Utopia  780 
(731),  etc.  This  colt  has  a  clean  bony  head,  deep  chest,  well  ribbed  down,  heavy  bone, 
fair  action  for  so  drafty  a  horse. 

JUPITER  3692  (216). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  aM  America.] 
Grey;  16^  hands;  weight  1,810  lbs  ;  foaled  February,  1881;  imported  1884;  bred  by 
M.  Jousset,  of  La  Saussie,  commune  of  St.  Aubin-d'Appenai,  canton  of  Mesle-sur  Sarthe, 
department  of  Orne;  got  by  Voltaire  (belonging  to  M.  Felix  Gasselin,  of  La  Bretonniere, 
commune  of  Laleux,. canton  of  Mesle  sur-Sarthe,  department  of  Orne),  he  by  Monarque 
<also  owned  by  M.  Gasselin),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27); 
dam  L'Amie  (6008)  by  Romulus  873  (785),  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Rom- 
ulus, he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Moreuil.  This  colt  has  a  lofty  carriage, 
most  elegantly  rounded  body,  unequalled  back,  quarters  and  flank,  three  points  seldom 
■ever  found  in  one  animal,  all  in  a  high  order  of  perfection.  He  stands  squarely  and  per- 
fectly upon  his  legs,  which  are  very  clean  and  free  from  hair;  his  feet  are  the  very  best, 
his  action,  high,  easy  and  graceful.  He  was  a  isrize  winner  at  the  great  Percheron  show 
lield  at  Chicago  in  September,  1886.     (For  cut  see  page  29.) 

LA  ]MAR<^UE  28§3. 
[Recorded  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black;  16^  hands;  weight  1,640  lbs.;  foaled  1879;  imported  1883.     A  smooth,  com- 
pact horse,  with  fair  action,  and  a  good  breeder. 

LAMBRA  3653  (117). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  grey;  16|  hands;  weight  1,890  lbs.;  foaled  March  21,  1883;  imported  1884; 
bred  by  M.  Noireau,  of  La  Diabliere,  commune  of  Ceton,  canton  of  Theil,  department  of 
Orne;  got  by  Taconet  2581  (1307),  he  by  Brilliant  (710),  he  by  Brilhant  1899  (756),  he  by 
Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27j;  dam  Bleue,  .by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for 
extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  Lambra  has  a  clean,  rather  short,  bony  head,  wide 
between  the  eyes,  clean  throttle  and  a  well  crested  neck,  deep  chest,  full  black  points, 
very  clean  limbs  free  from  hair,  and  is  a  good  mover. 

LE  PETIT  DUC  4167. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Silver  grey;  15i  hands;  weight  1,360  lbs.;  foaled  1884;  got  by  Romulus  873(785), 
he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Romulus,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stal- 
lion Moreuil;  dam  Cozette  884  by  Selim  (749),  he  by  Porthos.  Le  Petit  Due  is  as  perfect 
as  a  picture  in  every  point,  resembling  greatly  his  noted  sire  Romulus,  who  took  first  prize 
at  the  Paris  Exposition  in  1878. 


BUFFON  23§9  (109§). 


PERCIIISRON    HORSES.  39 

LOREA^DO  4991  (5036). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Boolis  of  France  and  America.] 
Grey;  IGiluuids;  weight  1,730  lbs.;  foaled  May  25,  1884;  iniporlcd  1885;  bred  by 
M.  Mitcau,  of  Genoltes,  commune;  of  E.s.sai,  canton  of  McsIe-sur-.Sartli,  department  of 
Ornc;  got  by  Genator  (2613),  he  by  Favoni  1542  (765),  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734), 
he  by  lldcrim  (5002)  (for  exteu.sion  of  pedigree  see  page  27;;  dam  Poule  (1802)  by  Solidc 
(belouging  to  M.  Miteau),  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  j\Iargot.  lie  lias  a 
short,  clean  head,  and  is  broad  between  the  eyes,  deep  chest,  and  a  long,  deep  body,  good 
loin,  and  a  remarkably  level  quarter,  very  straight,  clean  fiat  legs,  and  excellent  feet, 
upon  which  he  stands  squarely,  and  has'a  smooth,  straight  action.  Lorendo  was  a  prize 
■winner  at  the  great  Percheron  Show,  held  at  Chicago,  in  September,  1886,  and  at  Michi- 
gan State  Fair,  held  at  Jackson  same  mouth. 

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M4RIOTTI  5271  (5630). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Grey;  16f  hands;  weight  1860  lbs.;  foaled  April  30,  1884;  iiuported  1886:  bred  by 
Madame  Grison,  of  Marollesles-Braux,    canton  of   MaroUes-les-Braux,   department  of 
Sarthe;  got  by  Abdel  Kader  (5609),  he  by  Favori  (belonging  to  M.  Lefeuvre,  of  Mer- 
corbon,    commune  of  IMarollcs-les  Braux);  dam  Charmante  (5629)  by  Coco  (belonging  to 
M.  Lefeuvre).      Mariotti  has  a  clean  straight  face,  long  well  crested  neck,  deep  chest, 
good  loin  and  quarter,  clean  well  formed  legs,  on  which  he  stands  squarely,  and  he  is 
destined  to  make  a  very  large,  fine  horse. 

WOIRAVD  526S  (5626). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black,  no  white;  16i  hands;  weight  1,740  lbs.;  foaled  April  30,  1884;  imported  1886; 
bred  by  M.  Odillard,  of  Avesnes,  canton  of  Marolles-les-Braux,  department  of  Sarthe; 
2:ot  by  Vermouth  (5608),  he  by  Picador  I.  (belonging  to  M.  Lefeuvre,  of  Le  Meniere,  can- 
ton of  Bazoche-sur-Hoene,  department  of  Orne);  dam  Moustache  (5625)  by  Baj'ard  I. 
(belonging  to  F.  Lefeuvre).  JSIoiraud  has  a  clean,  bony  head,  small  ears,  well  set,  finely 
crested  neck  well  set  on  his  bodj%  high  withers,  full  loin  and  quarter,  clean  well  shaped 
legs  free  from  hair,  with  good  action. 

ORIEB^TAL.  4210  (223). 
[Recorded  -nith  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  17  hands;  weight  2,000  lbs.;  foaled  ]Marcli  16,  1880;  imported  1885; 
bred  by  M.  liottior,  of  Chatelier,  commune  of  Chcrre,  canton  of  La-Ferte-Bernard, 
department  of  Sarthe;  got  by  Favori  (1401),  he  by  Favora  1542  (765),  he  by  French 
Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5303)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam 
Bijou  (4908)  by  Favora  1542  (765),  etc.  Oriental  has  prominent  eyes,  fine  ears,  beautiful 
head,  well  crested  neck,  deep  chest,  and  body  well  ribbed  down,  good  quarter,  clean  legs, 
.and  is  a  very  smooth  and  stylisli  horse  for  so  large  a  one. 

PASSE  PARTOUT  4165. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black  grey;  17  hands;  weight  1,740  lbs. ;  foaled  1884;  got  by  Romulus  ^3  (785),  he 
t>y  the  Government  approved  stallion  Romidus,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stalMon 
Moreuil;  dam  Fantiue887  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of 
pedigree  see  page  27).  Passe' Partout  is  clean,  smooth  and  symmetrical  throughout,  like 
iiU  the  stock  of  his  sire,  the  celebrated  Romulus. 

PAUL  5704  (187). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Bark  bay;  16i  hands;  weight  1,860  lbs;  foaled  January  1,  1883;  imported  1886; 
"bred  by  M.  Nion,  of  Coudray-au-Perche,  canton  of  Authon,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir; 
got  by  Madera  (5308),  he  by  Mouton  (1640),  he  by  French  ]\Ionarch  205  (734),  he  by 
Ilderim  (5302)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Chaton  (  7469)  by  Colin 
(belonging  to  M.  Sagot),  he  by  Bayard  (6751),  he  by  Mina  (belonging  to  the  Societe 
Hippique  Eure-et-Loir).  Paul  has  a  rather  large,  bony  head,  prominent  eye,  heavy  mane 
.and  tail,  deep  chest,  flank  well  let  down,  long  quarter,'  heavy  boned,  and  is  a  good  mover. 


40  SAVAGE    &    FARNUm's    CATALOGUE 

PEOASE  534?'  (66§). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  dapple  grey;  16  hands;  weight  1,730  lbs. ;  foaled  April  7,  1883;  imported  1886; 
bred  by  M.  J)ieu,  of  Coloaibier,  commune  of  Souance,  canton  of  Nogent-le-Rotrou,. 
department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Vaillant  (404),  he  by  Prosper  (893),  he  by  Decide- 
(892)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  L'Amie  (7301)  by  Madere  (belonging  tO' 
M.  Louis  Perriot,  of  Champeaux,  near  Nogent-le-Rotrou).  He  has  a  clean,  medium-sized 
head,  well  set  on  a* finely  crested  neck,  good  loin,  and  a  remarkably  long,  level  quarter, 
well  ribbed  down  in  the  flank,  clean  nervy  limbs  and  the  best  of  feet,  and  is  a  smooth 
and  spirited  mover.  Pegase  won  first  prize  at  the  Michigan  State  Fair,  held  at  Jacksoa 
in  September,  1886.     (For  cut  see  page  36.) 

PliAWET  941  (§11). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 

Dapple  grey;  16 J  hands;  weight  1,710  lbs. ;  foaled  1880;  imported  1880;  got  by  Phili- 

bert  (760),  he  by  Superior  454  (730),  he  by  Favori  (711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see 

page  27).     This  horse  has  a  very  long  and  full  white  mane  and  tail,  and  is  very  smooth 

and  clean  in  his  outlinsjs,  with  a  very  stylish  and  coachy  appearance. 

PEUVIOSE  3T55  (683). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  grey;  16ir  hands;  weight  1,810  lbs.;  foaled  Februaiy,  1882;  imported  1884;; 
bred  by  M.  Goupil,  of  La  Roussetiere,  commune  of  Souance,  canton  of  Nogent-Le-Rotrou,, 
department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Narbonne  1334  (777),  he  by  Brilhant  1899  (756),  he  by 
Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  ',il)\  dam  Paquerette  by  Superior  454 
(730),  he  by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  At  the  great  Percheion 
Show  held  at  Chicago,  September,  1886,  Pluviose  was  the  winner  of  second  prize  in  a 
ring  pronounced  the  best  lot  of  draft  four-year-olds  ever  brought  together.  A  compact 
yet  stylish  and  very  active  horse,  full  of  vigor  and  energy.  In  general  form  his  harmony 
of  proportion  is  rarely  equaled,  being  unusually  good  in  almost  every  point,  is  an  extra, 
good  walker,  and  trots  at  a  very  rapid  gait  for  such  a  heavy  horse.    (For  cut  see  page  9,)i 

PRIMUS  5T05. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black  grey;  foaled  May  26,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Pluviose  3755  (683)v 
he  by  Narbonne  1334  (777),  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extensioa 
of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Isis  1744  by  Chaldean  637  (854),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for 
extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  2d  dam  Clara  Belle  795. 

PRINCE  PS  4166. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black  grey;  15i  hands;  weight  1.460  lbs;  foaled  1884;  got  by  Romulus  873  (785),. 
he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Romulus,  he  by  the  Government  approved 
stallion  Moreuil;  dam  Juno  891  by  Duke  de  Chartrcs  162  (721),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714) 
(for  exte^ion  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  2d  dam  Fleur  d'Epine,  by  the  Government 
approved  stallion  Cheri,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Corbon.  This  is  a 
very  clean,  smooth  and  symmetrical  colt,  like  all  the  progeny  of  his  illustrious  sire 
Romulus. 

PRINCE  VICTOR  5004  (5601). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 

Dark  grey;  16  hands;  weight  1,600  lbs.;  foaled  April  14,  1884;  imported  1886;  bred 

by  M.  Gautier,  of  Montmirail,  France;  got  by  Coco  (5701),  he  by  Coco  (owned  by  M. 

Tacheau,  and  imported  to  America  in  1880);  dam  Brebis  (5600)  by  Cheri  (owned  by  M.. 

Gautier,  of  Montmirail).     A  very  stylish  colt  with  a  lofty  carriage. 


ST.  L.AURENT  3486  (2671), 


TEECUEKON    IIOK.SES.  43 

RALPH  5i2G9  (601). 
IRocordecl  with  pedigree  iu  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.l 
Steel  sroy  ;  l(>i-  liauds  ;  ^vc•i,^^llt  l,6b0  li)s  ;  foiilctl  February.  1883;  imported  1886; 
l)red  by  M.  Poiissin,  of  Nop;cnt-le-Kolroii,  departnunit  of  Eure-et-Loir  ;  ftot  by  Brilliant 
<4737),"lie  by  L'Aiiii  (1388),  be  iiy  Coeo,  lie  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extx^ii.sioii  of  pedigree 
see  liaise  27) ;  diiin  Bijou  (730.'))  i)y  Marquis  (beiougiug  to  M.  Charles  Aveiine,  commune 
■of  Venieres,  canton  of  Noce,  dei)artment  of  Orne)  He  lias  a  clean  bony  bead  finely  set 
on  a  beautifully  crested  neck,  full  loin,  level  quarter.  Hank  well  let  down,  and  very  clean 
limbs,  with  good  action.  A  particularly  smooth  and  stylish  colt.  Ralph  was  the  winner 
of  the  second  prize  at  the  Great  Percheron  Show,  held  at  Chicago,  September,  1886. 

ROMULUg  873  (785). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  16i  bands;  weight  1,875  lbs.;  foaled  1873;  imported  1879;  bred  by 
31.  Caget ;  got  by  the  Government  apjiroved  stallion  Komulus  (belonging  to  M.  Caget); 
he  by  Moreuil,  a  stallion  approved  by  the  Government  (also  belonging  to  M.  Caget) ;  dam 
Fleur  d'Epinc  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Cheri,  lie  by  the  Government 
approved  stallion  Carbon.  Komulus  is  therefore  bred  from  two  famous  horses,  lK;tl> 
winners  of  First  Prizes  at  all  the  great  Concours  of  France  during  their  time  ;  who  thus 
transmitted  to  their  son  and  grandson  the  qualities  that  won  for  him  the  First  Prize  and 
Gold  ]Medal  at  the  Universal  Exposition  of  Paris  in  1878.  Also,  First  Prize  and  Gold 
Medal  at  the  Grand  Concours  of  Evereux,  1879;  and  Thirty  other  first  Prizes  in  1878, 
two  for  trotting.  He  is  a  very  fast  walker,  which  is  a  most  valuable  characteristic  of  the 
Percheron  horse  ;  has  fine  action,  and  is  a  wonderful  trotter  for  so  heavy  a  horse.  For 
stock  he  was  unsurpassed  by  any  draft  or  all  purpose  horse  in  France.  No  description 
could  be  given  of  this  horse  that  would  do  him  justice  ;  the  fact  that  the  highest  honors 
were  conferred  upon  him  at  the  Universal  Exhibition  of  Paris,  1878,  the  greatest  show 
the  World  has  ever  known,  will  give  an  idea  of  his  matchless  qualities.  The  exultant 
shouts  of  "  Vive  le  Percheron  !"  "  Vive  le  Percheron  !"  of  thousands  in  the  Amphitheatre 
as  Romulus,  at  the  head  of  all  the  horses  on  exhibition  from  every  part  of  Europe,  WAS 
LED  PAST  THE  TRIBUNE,  occupied  by  the  President  of  the  French  Republic,  and 
all  the  official  dignitaries  of  the  nation,  speaks  plainer  than  any  w^ords  can  of  this  famous 
horse.     (For  cut  see  page  33.) 

ROMlJLrS  3529  (698). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  grey,  with  star  in  forehead  ;  17  hands  ;  weight  1,810  lbs. ,  foaled  April  9, 1888  ; 
imported  1884;  bred  by  M.  Boisseau,  of  St.  Cyr-la-Rosiere,  canton  of  Noce,  department 
of  Orne  ;  got  by  Cheri,  he  by  Count  643  (786),  he  by  Bayard  26  (717),  he  by  Favori  I. 
<711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27) ;  dam  Pauline  by  Luther  (792),  he  by  Pierre 
(887)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  Romulus  has  a  short,  bony  head,  broad 
between  the  eyes,  rather  short  but  well  crested  neck,  deep  chest,  good  flank,  smooth  legs 
iree  from  hair,  and  a  fair  mover  for  a  large  horse. 

R1JBEi\8  5273  (7041). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Silver  grey;  161  hands;  weight  1,820  lbs.;  foaled  April  24,  1883;  imported  1886; 
"bred  by  M.  Brette,  of  La  Beaucerie,  commune  of  Bethonvilliers,  canton  of  Authon,  depart- 
ment of  Eure-et-Loir  ;  got  by  Vaillant  (6752),  he  by  Bayard  (6751),  be  bv  Mina  (belons- 
ing  to  the  Societe  Hippique  Eure-et-Loir) ;  dam  by  Cocote  (7040)  by  Vaiflant  (6752).  etc. 
Rubens  has  a  medium-sized  bony  head,  clean  throttle,  deop  chest  and  flank  ;  long  quarter, 
with  rather  short  but  clean  nervy  legs,  and  good  feet.     Will  make  a  very  blocky  horse.' 

ST.  LAURENT  3486  (2671). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black,  with  star  on  forehead ;  16*  hands  ;  weight  1,670  lbs.;  foaled  April  18,  1884  ; 
imported  1885  ;  bred  by  M.  Lesault,  commune  of  "Breval  Gatineau,  canton  of  La-Ferte- 
Bernard,  department  of  Sarthe  ;  got  by  Docile  (446) ;  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756) ;  he  by 
Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  paa:e  27) ;  dam  Lisa  (belonging  to  31.  Lesault) 
by  Favori  666  (725) ;  he  by  Favori  L  (711)  (for^extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  This 
is  a  deep  chested  heavily  built  colt,  resembling  verv  much  his  grandsire.  Brilliant. 


44  SAVAGE    &    FAJRNUMS    CATALOGUE 

SEBASTOPOL  5272  (7043). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Silver  grey;  16i  hands;  weight  1,840  lbs.;  foaled  March  17,  18«3;  imported  1886; 
bred  by  M.  Brette,  of  La  Beaucerie,  commune  of  Bethouvilliers,  canton  of  Authon,. 
department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Vaillaut  (6752),  he  by  Bayard  (,6751),  he  by  Mina 
(belonging  to  the  Societe  Hippique  Eure-et-Loir);  dam  Chaton  (7042)  by  Vigoureux  (1392), 
he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  ISebastopol  possesses  a  good 
medium  sized,  clean  head,  clean  throttle,  deep  broad  chest,  flank  well  let  down,  long 
quarter,  short,  heavy  boned  but  clean  legs.  He  was  a  very  popular  sire  in  France  last 
season. 

SEEVATOR  5603  (4120). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Boolcs  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  dapple  grey;  15f  hands;  weight  1,560  lbs.;  foaled  1884;  imported  1886;  bred 
byM.  Manoury,  commune  of  Pervencheres,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Romulus  3523 
(222),  he  by  Prosper  (893),  he  by  Decide  (892)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam 
Sublette  (4119)  by  Athos,  he  by  Porthos.     A  clean-made,  stylish  colt. 

SOIiFERIXO  4155  (2798). 

Grey  black;  17  hands  high;  weight  1,840  lbs.;  foaled  April  15,  1882;  imported  1885; 
bred  by  M.  Prudent  Fleury,  commune  of  Prevencheres,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Boa 
Couer  (belonging  to  M.  Fardouet,  Sr.),  he  by  Bon  Couer  of  Etas;  dam  Lancette,  belong- 
ing to  M.  Fleury,  commune  of  Prevencheres,  department  of  Orne. 

TELEIUAQUE  5280  (2034). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America] 
Dapple  grey;  16|  hands;  weight  1,690  lbs. ;  foaled  1882;  imported  1886;  bred  by  IM. 
Chaillou,  of  Grand  Bure,  commune  of  La  Rouge,  canton  of  Theil,  department  of  Orne;.  got 
by  Vaillant  (404),  he  by  Prosper  (893),  he  by  Decide  (892)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see 
page  27);  dam  La  Pelotte  (7540)  by  Vaillant  (1383),  he  by  Pierre  (belonging  to  M.  Therin). 
Telemaque  is  broad  between  the  eyes,  ears  well  set,  long  smooth  body  and  hips,  heavy 
boned,  and  a  good  mover. 

TROILU8  5706. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black  grey;  foaled  June  11,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Pluviose  3755  (683)^ 
he  by  Narbonne  1331  (777),  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension 
of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Elise  3869  (2618)  by  Vermouth ;  2d  dam  Mignonne  by  Solide. 

VAIIiliANT  5569  (189). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dark  grey;  17  hands;  weight  1, 890  lbs, ;  foaled  January,  1883;  imported  1886;  bred 
by  M.  Charron,  of  La  Grofardiere,  commune  of  St.  Hilaire-sur-Erre,  canton  of  Theil, 
department  of  Orne;  got  by  Vaillant  (404),  he  by  Prosper  (893),  he  by  Decide  (892)  (for 
extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Pelotte  (4497)  by  Papillon  (belonging  to  M. 
Therin,  of  Massuette).  Vaillant  has  a  rather  large  bony  head,  long  round  body,  extra- 
ordinarily large  arm  and  stifle,  with  uncommonly  heavy  bone  and  joints. 

VICTOR  4164. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Dark  grey;  15^  hands;  weight  1,500  lbs. ;  foaled  1883;  got  by  Romulus  873  (785),_he 
by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Romulus,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion 
Moreuil ;    dam  Cozette  884  by  Selim  (749),  he  by  Porthos.    A  very  smooth,  clean  and 
stylish  colt;  in  fact,  perfection  in  every  point. 

VIGIL  AWT  5275  f6238). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Pereheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  16f  hands;  weight  1,880  lbs  ;  foaled  May  1,  1883;  imported  1886;  bred 
by  M.  Gaultier,  of  La  Reine  Boudiere,  commune  of  Lamnay,  canton  of  MontmiraiL 
department  of  Sarthe;  got  bv  Decide  (belonging  to  M.  Vinault  of  La-Ferte  Bernard),  he 
by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Pimpante  (6237)  by  Favori 
(belonging  to  M.  Vinault).  Vigilante  possesses  a  clean  straight  head,  well  set  small  ears, 
remarkably  long,  well  set  and  crested  neck,  high  withers,  long  round  body,  long  quarters, 
heavy  arm  and  stifle,  heavy  boned,  clean,  nervy  legs,  making  a  remarkably  stylish  horse,, 
with  the  best  of  action, 


I'EIiClIKKOX    HOUSES.  45 

VLADIiniR  5276  (29J>6). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  I'ercheroii  Stud  Hooks  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  16i  hands;  weight  1,000  lbs.;  foaled  April  28,  188:5;  iini)orted  1880;  brod  by 
M.  Desire  Ducoeurjoly,  of  La  Fontaine,  coniniune  of  Brunellcs,  canton  of  NogenI  le- 
Hotrou,  departnicn'l  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Bieiii'aisant  (i;}97),  he  by  Vermouth  1820 
(787),  he  by  Vidocii  483  (732),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  .see  i)age  27); 
dam  Grisette  (280)  by  Medoc  I.,  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5302) 
(for  exten.siou  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  2d  dam  Panline  (279)  l)y  Miramar.  V'latlimir  is 
smooth,  uniform  and  compactly  built,  with  good  action. 

VOLTAIRE  5703  (186). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percherou  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Brown  bay;  lOi  hands;  weight  l,8901bs.;  foaled  January,  1883;  imported  1886;  bred 
by  M.  Nion,  o'f  Coudray-au-Perche,  canton  of  Authon,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got 
by  Madere  (5308),  he  by  Mouton  (1640),  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim 
(5302)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  .see  page  27);  dam  L'Amie  (4299)  l)y  Madere,  he  by  Coco 
(belonging  to  M.  Bajeon).  "A  heavy  boned,  blocky  colt,  with  very  level  quarters,  good 
disposition,  and  an  easy  keeper. 

ZEPHYR  5277  (2997). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Tercheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Steel  grey;  16  hands;  weight  1,600  lbs.;  foaled  April  6,  1883;  imported  1886;  bred 
by  M.  Desire  Ducoeurjoly,  of  La  Fontaine,  commune  of  Brunelles,  canton  of  Nogent-le- 
Rotrou,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Lyonais  2386  (1332),  he  by  Vaillant  (2255),  he 
by  Orizaba  (belonging  to  M.  Laloue't);  dam  Perlette  (282)  by  Roland  II.  (2256),  he  by 
Roland  I.,  he  by  Pamphile  (belonging  to  the  Societe  Hippique  Eure-et-Loir);  2d  dam 
Bichette;  3d  dam  Pauline  (279)  by  Miramar.  A  very  smooth,  stylish,  medium  sized 
liorse. 


We  have  on  hand  a  number  of  Grade  Stallions  and  Brood  Mares. 


46  SAVAGE    &    FARXUm's    CATALOGUE 


IMPORTED  AND  PUKE  BRED  MARES. 


BABETTE  34S4. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Dark  grey  ;  foaled  June,  1865  ;  bred  at  Island  Home  ;  got  by  Brilliant  1271  (755),  be 
by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  be  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam 
Isis  1744  by  Cbaldean  854  (637),  he  by  Coco,  be  by  Coco  II.  (714),  etc. ;  2d  dam  Clara 
Belle  795.     Good  as  Brilliant  colts  generally  are. 

CELIXA  3685  (2619). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  foaled  JMay  20th,  1881;  imported  1884;  got  by  Paul  (belonging  to  JVI.  Caget 
of  Louray),  he  by  ]VIadere  (belonging  to  M.  Caget  of  Almeneches);  dam  Bijou  by  IMadere 
(belonging  to  M.  Caget).  Broad  round  hips,  clean  limbs,  wide,  deep  chest,  long  bodied, 
a  bright,  intelligent  face,  and  a  good  mover.  Dam  of  Clotilde,  and  in  foal  by  Pluviose 
3755(683).     (For  cut  see  page  56.) 

CLOTILDE   570§. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Perclieron  stud  Book  of  America.] 

Dark  grey;  foaled  Feb.  20th,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Conquerant  8751 

(1798),  he  by  Faisant  (belonging  to  JVI.  Alexander  JVIiard,  of  Echauffour,  department  of 

Orne);  dam   Celina  3685  (2619),   by  Paul,   he  by  Madere,    dam  Bijou  by  Madere.     A 

remarkably  short  limbed  long  bodied  filly. 

COQUETTE  41  TO. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.! 
Steel  grey;  foaled  1882;  got  by  Romulus  873  (785),  he  by  the  Government  approved 
stallion  Romulus,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  IVIoreuil;  dam  Cozette  884  by 
Selim  (749),  he  by  Porthos.     A  very  smooth,  stylish  mare,  like  the  family  she  belongs  to. 
In  foal  by  Pluviose  3755  (683). 

DRAGOXXE  5266  (655§). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Boolcs  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  foaled  April  15th,  1881;  imported  1886;  bred  by  IVI.  ]\Iauger  of  Hayes- 
Barville,  commune  of  Etilleux,  canton  of  Authon,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by 
Philibert  (760),  he  by  Superior  454  (730),  he  by  Favori  I.  (711),  (for  extension  of  pedigree 
see  page  27);  dam  IMalice  (6557)  by  Utopia  780  (731),  he  by  Superior  454  (730),  etc.  A 
most  excellent  brood  mare. 

EEISE  3869  (2618). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Grey;  foaled  IMay  5th,  1883;  imported  1884;  bred  by  IVI.  IVliteau,  of  Genettes,  com- 
mune of  Essai,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Vermouth  (belonging  to  M.  IVliteau);  dam 
Mignonne  by  Solide,  belonging  to  M.   ]VIiteau,  dam  of  Troilus  5706,    and  in  foal  to 
Pluviose  3755  (683). 

FAIVCHOX  3485. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Bay;  foaled  September,  1885;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Genator  (2613),  he  by 
Favora  1542  (765),  he  by  French  IVIonarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5302)  (for  extension  of 
pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Nini  3833  (2683)  by  Passe  Partout  (1402),  he  by  Comet  104 
(719),  he  by  French  IVIonarch  205  (734),  etc.  A  very  large  smooth  filly  with  a  small 
bright  head  and  pleasant  disposition. 


TIRGIXIE  4169. 


rEItCUEKON    HOUSES.  4'J 

GATIJVE  3683  (207'1). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  iu  the  Perchurou  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  fouled  Ai)ril  1st.,  1884;  imported  1884;  )»ml  J)y  M.  Blot  of  La  Ganase,  com' 
munc  of  St.  Antoiiio-dc-Uocbcfort,  caiiloii  of  La  Forte  Bernard,  departnient  of  Sartlie; 
s;oi  by  ('harlot  (belonging  to  M.  Taebeau  of  La  Forte  Bernard),  lie  by  Montoii  (1640),  be 
by  Freneb  iMonareb  20'i  (734),  be  by  Udorini  (5302)  (for  extenssion  of  pedigree  .see  page 
27);  dam  Bijou  (belonging  to  M.  Blot) '  by  JMoulon  (1G40),  etc.  Gatine  oi)lained  great 
notoriety  in  France  for  her  remarkably  large  arms  and  .stiHes,  and  w;i8  parted  with  only 
inider  circumstances  of  great  stress. 

IIORTENSE  3132. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Grey;  foaled   in  1875;  imported  in  1881.     A  very  large  fine  mare  and  a  regular 
breeder;  in  foal  by  Decide  (3513). 

IIORTENSE  5T09. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Dark  grey;  foaled  July  6lb,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Pluviase  3755  (683), 
be  by  Narbonne  1334  (777),  lie  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  be  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension 
of  pedigree  see  page  37);  dam  Itosette  3868  (1887)  by  Madere  (1386),  be  by  Brilliant  (710), 
he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  etc. ;  2d  dam  Julia  (belonging  to  M.  Dogoul,  commune  of  Con- 
deau,  department  of  Orne. 

ISIS  1774. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Grey;  foaled  1881;  bred  by  H.  A.  Babcock.  Neenah,  Wis.;  got  by  Chaldean  637 
<S54),  he  by  Coco,  he  by  Coco  IL  (714),  (for  extension  of  p^(%ree  see  page  27);  dam 
Clara  Belle  795  (dam  of  Babette  3484  and  Primus  5705).     In  foal  l)y  Pluviose  3755  (683). 

JUBI7VE  5267  (6559). 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  foaled  May  5th,  1883;  imported  1886;  bred  liy  M.  IVIauger,  of  Hayes- 
de  Barville,  commune  of  Etilleux,  canton  of  Authon,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by 
Favori  (447),  he  by  Decide  (7304),  he  by  Favori  I.  (711)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see 
page  27);  dam  Malice  (6557)  by  Utopia  780  (731),  he  by  Superior  454  (730),  he  by  Favori  I. 
<711),  etc. 

JULIET  5710. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Dark  grey;  foaled  April  10,  1886;  bred  at  Island  Home;  got  by  Jupiter  3692(216), 
he  by  Voltaire,  he  by  Monarque,  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page 
27);  dam  Mouvette  2805  (1544)  by  Madeira  1546  (770),  he  by  Vidocq  483  (732),  he  by  Coco 
II.  (714),  etc. ;  2d  dam  by  a  son  of  Vidocq  483  (733),  etc 

JUXO  891. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Grey;  foaled  1875;  imported  1879;  got  by  Duke  de  Chartres  162  (721),  he  by  Coco 
II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Fleur  d'Epine  by  the  Government 
approved  stallion  Cheri,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Corbon.     A  very  finely 
crested,  beautiful  mare.     Dam  of  Princeps  4166,  and  in  foal  by  Pluvio.se  3755  (683). 

LA  COXTY  5265  (7237). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  foaled  April  12,  1881;  imported  1886;  bred  by  M.  Ferre,  of  Touches,  com- 
mune of  Souance,  canton  of  Nogent-le-Rotrou,  department  of  Eure-et-Loir;  got  by  Bril- 
liant (710),  he  bv  Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see 
liage  27);  dam  Mouton  (7236)  by  Brilliant  63  (718),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714),  etc.  A  broad, 
licavy,  well  finished  marc,  in  foal  bj'  Vaillant  (404). 


50  SAVAGE    &    FABNUm's    CATALOGUE 

MARIOX  3S64  (2682). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  foaled  April  5,  1884;  imported  1884;  bred  by  M.  Mearcelle,  of  Plisse,  com- 
mune of  Cherreau,  canton  of  La-Ferte-Bernard,  department  of  Sarthe;  got  by  Passe 
Partout  (394),  he  by  Brilliant  1271  (755),  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756).  he  by  Coco  II.  (714) 
(for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Madelon  by  Favora  1546  (765),  he  by  French 
Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5802)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27).  Very 
large  for  her  age,  with  the  markings  and  characteristics  of  her  grandsire,  Brilliant  In 
foal  by  Pluviose  3755  (683). 

MOIJVETTE  2§05  (1544). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Light  grey;  foaled  1881;  imported  1883;  bred  by  M.  Th.  Gouhier,  of  Berd'huis,  can- 
ton of  Noce,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Madeira  1546  (770),  he  by  Vidocq  483  (732),  he 
by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27) ;  dam  by  a  son  of  Vidocq  483 
(732),  etc.  Good  form  and  action;  good  feet,  and  flat  legs  standing  squarely  under  her 
body;  broad,  level  hips,  deep  chest,  roomy  body,  well  crested  neck,  good  head,  and  a. 
capital  mover.     Dam  of  Juliet  5710,  and  in  foal  by  Pluviose  3755  (683). 

KINI  3833  (26S3). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Bay;  foaled  March  7,  1882;  imported  1884;  bred  by  M.  Rottier,  of  Berriot,  commune 
of  Tuffe,  canton  of  Tuflfe,  department  of  Sarthe;  got  by  Passe  Partout  (1402),  he  by 
Comet  104  (719).  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5302)  (for  extension  of 
pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Lina  by  Mouton  (1640),  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  etc. 
With  all  the  disadvantages  of  a  recent  sea  voyage,  Nini  took  first  premium  at  the  New 
York  State  Fair,  held  at  Elmira,  September,  1884,  not  ten  days  after  her  arrival.  A  bright 
mahogany  bay,  clean,  smooth,  and  symmetrical  throughout,  finely  crested  neck,  clean 
throttle,  small  clean  head  well  set  on,  and  altogether  the  finest  specimen  of  the  Percheron 
brood  mare  we  have  ever  seen.     In  foal  by  Pluviose  3755  (683).      (For  cut  see  page  53.) 

PAOLA  4iyi. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Black;  foaled  1883;  got  by  Romulus  873  (785),  he  by  the  Government  approved 
stallion  Romulus,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Moreuil;  dam  Fantine  887  by 
Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  37);  2d  dam 
by  Coco  II.  (714),  etc. 

PELOTE  3S66  (2622). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Black;  foaled  May  25,  1882;  imported  1884;  bred  by  M.  Jouaux,  of  Montperoux, 
commune  of  Essai,  canton  of  Mesle-sur-Sarthe,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Lamoureux, 
he  by  Favora  1542  (765),  he  by  French  Monarch  205  (734),  he  by  Ilderim  (5302)  (for  exten- 
sion of  pedigree  see  page  27);  dam  Rosette  by  Solide,  belonging  to  M.  Miteau.  Imported 
with  Celina.  and  a  good  mate  for  her,  though  she  will  eventually  attain  a  greater  weight. 
Dam  of  Hector  5707,  and  in  foal  by  Pluviose  3755  (683). 

ROSETTE  386§  (188^). 
[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Books  of  France  and  America.] 
Grey;  foaled  April  20,  1883;  imported  1884;  bred  by  M.  Degout,  commune  of  Con- 
deau,  canton  of  Regmalard,  department  of  Orne;  got  by  Madere  (1386),  he  by  Brilliant 
(710),  he  by  Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page 
37);  dam  Julie  (belonging  to  M.  Degout).  Rosette  has  a  fine  filly  (Hortense  5709),  and  is 
in  foal  by  Pluviose  3755  (683). 

YIROINIE  4169. 

[Recorded  with  pedigree  in  the  Percheron  Stud  Book  of  America.] 
Dapple  grey;  foaled  1882;  got  by  Romulus  873  (785),  he  by  the  Government  approved 
stallion  Romulus,  he  by  the  Government  approved  stallion  Moreuil;  dam  Fantine  887  by 
Brilliant  1899  (756),  he  by  Coco  II.  (714)  (for  extension  of  pedigree  see  page  27);  2d  dam 
by  Coco  II.  (714),  etc.  With  the  beauty  of  outline  and  finish  of  her  family,  she  has 
great  size,  excellent  action,  and  is  a  most  beautiful  mare.     (For  cut  see  page  47.) 


HflNI  3833  (2683), 


SAVAliK    &    J''AUiNU.\l''S    (JAl ALUOUid  53i 


I)  11 A  FT- HORSES. 


The  following  article  appeared  in  The  Gliwago  Daily  Tribune  of  July  16,  1881 ;  and 
as  it  demonstrates  beyond  question  the  superiority  of  the  Percheron  breed  over  all  other 
races  of  draft-horses,  when  crossed  upon  our  native  mares,  for  the  production  of  valu- 
able work  animals,  we  deem  it  worthy  of  careful  perusal 

Draft- Horses— Their  Breeding  One  of  the  Important  iNDtrsTRiEs  of  the  Day 

The  Experience  op  Dealers  who  Buy  and  Sell,  40,000  Horses  Annually — 
Relative  Merits  of  Percheron,  Clydesdale  and  English  Horses — Opinions 
OF  ALL  the  Leading  Dealers  in  New  York  and  Chicago  on  the  Subject — 

They  are  Unanimous  in  Preferring  the  French  Breeds  Over  all  Others 

More  Enduring,  Best  Dispositioned,  Stand  Pavements  Best,  and  Bring  the 
Highest  Prices. 

The  Tribune,  as  the  acknowledged  champion  of  the  agriculturists  of  the  great 
Northwest,  whose  progressive  ideas  have  been  established  and  developed  under  its  tute- 
lage, presents  to  its  readers  in  this  issue  a  most  valuable  and  timely  array  of  facts  bearing- 
upon  the  relative  merits  of  the  different  breeds  of  draft-horses  that  are  being  bred  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada. 

This  subject,  although  of  vital  importance  to  the  people,  is  one  that,  for  various 
causes,  has  been  handled  very  tenderly  by  those  papers  whose  duty  it  is  to  give  the  facts 
to  their  readers.  The  agricultural  press,  which  claims  to  be  wholly  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  farmers,  for  fear  of  losing  advertising  patronage  by  publishing  that  which 
would  injure  anybody  engaged  in  handling  what  is  called  improved  stock,  has  attempted 
to  pursue  c  course  that  would  conciliate  all.  The  result  has  been  the  mystification  of 
the  people,  who  are  at  more  of  a  loss  what  to  do  than  if  nothing  had  been  written. 

In  order  that  the  facts  might  be  known  to  the  people,  that  they  might  pursue  the 
most  profitable  course  of  breeding,  representatives  of  the  Tribune  were  instructed  to 
procure  of  the  well  known  and  leading  dealers  in  the  New  York  and  Chicago  horse 
markets  information 

UPON  the  following  points: 

If  they  handled  draft-horses  to  any  extent,  what  breeds  they  handled.  Of  which- 
particular  breed  they  sold  most.  Why  they  sold  most  of  that  breed.  If  the  horses  of" 
that  breed  were  possessed  of  more  endurance  than  others.  If  they  had  better  feet  and 
lasted  longer  on  the  city  pavements.  If  they  commanded  higher  prices,  or  what  were 
the  reasons  for  this  particular  breed  being  the  favorite.  This  will  account  for  the  simi- 
larity of  some  of  the  interviews,  as,  where  the  gentlemen  interviewed  did  not  in  their- 
statements  cover  the  several  points,  these  questions  were  generally  propounded. 

The  result  will  be  of  immense  value  to  all  those  engaged  in  breeding  horses,  as 
well  as  those  who  have  horses  to  buy  and  have  not  had  experience  upon  which  to  base 
their  judgment  in  purchasing.  This  evidence  is  of  the  very  best  that  can  be  obtained, 
for  it  is  the  accumulated  knowledge  of  years  of  experience  of  those  who  furnish  perhaps 
40,000  horses  annually  directly  to  those  who  buy  them  to  wear  out. 

In  order  to  avoid  mystifying  those  persons  not  versed  in  the  different  names  oftea 
applied  to  the  same  breeds,  we  will  explain  briefly  by  stating  that  those  classed  as- 
Clydesdales  are  mostly  the  produce  of  horses  imported  direct  from  Scotland,  or  bred  in 
Canada,  and  imported  to  the  United  States.  Under  the  head  of  English  horses  are  com- 
prised the  large  Lincolnshire,  the  Yorkshire,  the  Suffolk,  and  other  strains. 

The  French  breeds  are  composed  of  the  Percherons,  the  Brittany  and  the  Boulon- 
nais.  In  this  country  people  distinguish  them  as  Percherons,  Percheron-Normans,  Nor- 
man-Percherons,  Normans,  and  French  horses.  The  pure-breds  are  all  recorded,  or- 
eligible  for  entry,  in  "  The  Percheron-Norman  Stud  Bonk." 

The  Percherons  are  considered  superior  to  all  the  French  families,  and  at  the  Uni- 
versal Exposition  in  1878,  and  at  all  the  great  shows  of  France  for  years,  they  have  car- 
ried off  the  prizes. 

The  result  of  the  interview  was  as  follows: 


'C! 


.54  SAVAGE    &    FARNUM  S    CATALOGUE 


ISAAC   H.    DAHLMAN, 


Of  309  and  211  East  Twenty -fourth  street,  New  York  city,  being  called  upon,  requested 
the  scribe  to  call  in  the  evening,  as  he  was  too  busy  to  give  any  time  during  the  day. 
In  conversation  with  other  dealers  it  was  learned  that  Mr.  I.  H.  Dahlman  is  by  far  the 
most  extensive  horse  dealer  in  the  New  York  horse  market,  and  in  fact  in  the  country. 
^Nearly  all  the  dealers  called  upon  referred  to  him  as  the  highest  authority  on  horseflesh. 

Calling  in  the  evening,  Mr.  Dahlman  said: 

"  I  handle  between  9,000  and  10,000  horses  annually  on  my  own  account.  Do  not 
liandle  horses  on  commission  for  other  people.  These  include  all  kinds  of  horses— draft, 
coach,  driving,  trotting,  and  railroad  horses.  Between  2,500  and  3,000  of  these  are 
heavy  draft-horses.  Of  the  draft-horses  I  handle,  the  great  proportion,  nearly  all,  are 
Percheron-Normans.  These  Percheron-Norman  horses  are  docile,  intelligent,  broad 
between  the  eyes,  and  have  some  brain.  They  are  easily  broken,  and  are  steady  in  har- 
ness— meaning  that  they  don't  fret  when  they  do  their  work.  They  are  powerful  horses 
and  compactly  built — short  in  the  back,  deep  in  the  body,  and  broad  in  the  chest.  This 
gives  them  what  we  call  'a  good  dinner  basket.' 

"  The  Norman-Percherons  have  the  best  feet  of  any  horse  in  America.  They  have 
a  high  cup  foot.  Their  feet  will  stand  work  on  the  pavement  better  than  those  of  any 
other  breed.  They  are  short-coated  and  thin-skinned,  and  stand  the  hot  weather  the 
best  of  any  breed.  Our  heavy  draft-horses  here  have  the  hardest  work  in  hot  weather. 
The  Norman-Percherons  generally  give  the  best  satisfaction  to  the  people  who  buy  them 
to  wear  out.  They  are  very  finely  developed  for  their  ages.  I  put  them  into  the 
heaviest  work  when  four  years  old,  and  they  stand  it.  Am  buying  them  as  old  as  I  can 
get,  but  cannot  get  them  over  four  years  old.  I  buy  these  horses  because  they  give  the 
best  satisfaction  to  my  customers. 

"I  don't  want  it  understood  that  all  Norman  horses  have  the  good  qualities.  I 
have  seen  some  imported  that  were  as  bad  shaped  horses  as  could  be  found.  Some  are 
what  I  call  'nigger-toed,' — too  long  in  the  back  and  very  narrow-waisted.  They  were 
not  worth  their  freight  from  France  here.  That  class  of  horses  is  only  imported  by 
people  who  have  no  judgment  in  selecting  horses — who  buy  to  sell  and  not  to  breed.  If 
a  man  with  judgment  goes  to  France  to  select  a  stallion  or  a  mare  he  can  find  them  with 
the  quality. 

"A  cross  on  the  thoroughbred  with  a  Norman  crossed  again  with  a  thoroughbred 
makes  a  nice  coach  horse.  There  is  a  scarcity  of  coach  horses  in  this  country,  and  the 
demand  is  increasing  yearly.     It  would  pay  to  import  some." 

Mr.  Dahlman  was  then  asked  in  what  respect  he  considered  the  Clydesdale  horses 
inferior  to  the  French  horses.  He  said:  "I  will  not  give  you  any  criticism  on  the 
Clydesdales.  I  buy  very  few  of  them.  I  prefer  to  pass  his  stable  and  say  nothing 
•ubout  him." 

Being  asked  as  to  the  relative  prices  he  was  willing  to  pay  for  Norman-Percherons 
and  other  breeds,  Mr.  Dahlman  said  he  should  have  to  decline  to  answer  that  also,  as,  if 
ie  did,  every  farmer  who  owned  a  Norman  horse  would  want  $10  more  for  him. 

He  was  then  asked  what  breed  of  horses  he  would  recommend  farmers  to  breed 
from  with  reference  to  selling  on  the  New  York  market.  His  answer  was  that  he 
thought  that  TJie  Tribune  readers  would  understand  that  from  what  he  had  already  said. 

SOLOMON   MEHRBACH, 

Of  154  East  Twenty -fourth  street.  New  York  city,  expressed  himself  as  follows: 

"  I  deal  largely  in  all  the  different  kinds  of  draft-horses— Clydesdales,  English  and 
Belgian,  and  the  French  horses  called  Percherons  or  Normans.  Don't  know  which 
<;lass  I  handle  most  of.  Have  no  preference  for  either  breed,  and  find  that  one  class  of 
iorses  sells  as  well  as  another.     A  good  horse  sells  well  at  any  time. 

"The  Clydes  are  pretty  good  horses,  but  rather  flat-footed  and  slim-waisted." 
Mr.  Mehrbach  then  left  to  attend  to  some  customers,  saying  that  he  did  not  think 
the  western  farmers  needed  any  information  on  the  subject  of  horse-breeding. 

Returning  the  next  day,  and  pressing  Mr.  Mehrbach  for  more  information,  he  said: 
*'Have  you  seen  Mr.  I.  H.  Dahlman  ?"  The  reporter  said  he  had.  "Well,  he  likes 
the  Normans,  don't  he  ?"  "Yes."  "  Well,  I  like  the  Clydes.  I  handle  more  of  them 
than  I  do  of  the  Normans.  They  give  better  satisfaction  to  my  customers,  have  more 
bone,  better  feet  and  last  longer.     They  have  more  action  than  the  Normans." 

A.    S.    CHAMBERLIN, 

'Of  147  East  Twenty-fourth  street,  New  York  city,  runs  what  are  known  as  "the  Old 


PERCHERON    HORSES.  5T 

Bull's  Head"  stables.  He  has  been  longer  in  the  stable  business  than  any  man  in  New 
York  city,  having  been  so  eugagcd  for  upward  of  forty  years.     Mr.  C.  said: 

"  I  keep  exchange  and  sale  stables  for  horses.  Don't  deal  on  my  own  account  to- 
any  extent.  All  classes  of  horses,  amounting  to  several  thousands  annually,  come  to 
my  stables  from  all  sections  of  the  country.  A  large  number  of  ihese  are  draft  horses 
of' the  different  breeds,  the  Clydesdales,  the  French  horses  called  Percherons  or  Nor- 
mans, the  English  and  Belgian.  There  seems  to  be  a  larger  demand  for  the  French 
horses  than  for  any  other  breed. 

"  Some  years  ago  we  used  to  get  a  great  many  horses  from  tipper  Canada.  These 
were  Clydesdales,  and  wcmld  weigh  from  1,400  to  1,600  pounds,  but  they  did  not  seem 
to  answer  the  purpose;  as  a  general  thing  their  feet  were  thin-shelled  and  flat,  and  being 
heavy  horses  their  feet  would  become  sore  and  would  not  stand  the  pavements.  The 
French  horses  have  good  feet  and  stand  the  pavements  better  than  the  Clydesdales. 
That  is  the  reason  they  sell  better.  The  Norman  horses  are  the  finest  looking  and  most 
attractive;  have  better  action,  are  quicker  stepping  horses,  and  stand  their  work  better 
than  the  Clydes.     The  Norman  horse  brings  a  better  price  on  the  market. 

" The  Clydesdales  are  heavy-boned,  heavy-limbed  horses,  strong  in  the  shoulder^ 
and  strong-hipped.  They  are,  however,  short-ribbed,  slim  waisted,  and  lack  action. 
Comparatively  few  Clydesdales  are  now  brought  to  this  market.  Either  they  don't 
raise  them,  or  don't  bring  them  to  this  market.  The  demand  is  largely  for  the  Norman 
horses. 

"  I  would  advise  the  farmers  and  breeders  who  are  breeding  horses  to  sell  on  tha 
New  York  market  for  draft  purposes  to  breed  from  the  French  horses  in  preference  to 
all  others." 

OAKLEY  &   SMITH, 

Of  160  East  Twenty-fourth  street,  New  York  city,  were  seen.     Mr.  Oakley  said : 

"  Our  firm  handles  several  thousand  horses  annually,  and  upward  of  a  thousand 
of  them  are  heavy  draft  horses.  We  handle  all  kinds  of  heavv  horses,  Clydesdales, 
English  and  Belgian,  and  the  French  horses  called  Percherons  or  Normans.  We  handle 
rather  more  of  the  Clydesdales  than  of  the  other  breeds.  We  handle  those  horses  we 
can  get  the  easiest.  There  is  no  greater  demand  for  the  Clydesdales  than  for  other 
breeds.  The  Clydesdales  are  generally  a  little  short  in  the  rib  and  light-waisted,  but 
have  good  shoulders  and  rumps. 

"I  don't  see  much  difference  in  the  feet  of  the  difPerent  breeds,  or  their  wearing^ 
qualities.  The  Normans  are  good  stocky  horses,  compactly  built.  Still,  when  I  see  a. 
horse  I  like,  I  pay  little  attention  to  the  breed." 

Mr.  Oakley  was  then  asked  what  class  of  horses  he  would  advise  the  farmers  and 
breeders  of  the  country  to  breed  to  with  reference  to  raising  horses  for  the  New  York 
market.  He  replied;  "A  cross  of  the  Norman  horse  on  our  native  mares  would  be 
my  choice,  and  that  is  the  sort  of  breeding  I  would  recommend." 

JACOB   DAHLMAN 

Of  207  East  Twenty-fourth  street,  New  York  city,  said : 

"I  handle  on  my  own  account  between  1,500  and  1,800  horses  annually.  Thia 
includes  all  kinds  of  horses,  but  a  large  proportion  of  them  are  heavy  horses  of  the 
various  large  breeds,  the  French  horses  called  Percheron- Normans,  Clydesdales,  English, 
and  Belgian. 

"  I  handle  a  great  many  of  the  Percheron-Norman  horses,  more  of  them  than  of 
any  other  breed.  There  is  more  demand  for  them  than  for  any  other  class.  The 
French  horses  are  the  best,  have  the  best  feet,  last  Ioniser  on  New  York  pavements, 
and  always  give  satisfaction.  They  are  more  compactly  built,  there  is  more  work  in 
them,  and  they  are  better  broken.     They  have  better  action  than  the  other  breeds. 

"The  Clydesdales  are  next  thing  to  the  Norman  horses.  They  are  very  good 
horses.  I  have  handled  a  good  many  of  them,  but  there  are  not  many  of  them  on  the 
market  nowadays.  As  to  prices,  anything  in  the  way  of  a  good  blocky  horse,  built 
like  a  Norman,  with  good  bone  and  good  feet,  will  bring  the  same  price  as  a  Norman 
horse. 

"I  would  advise  the  farmers  and  breeders  who  are  breeding  horses  with  refer- 
ence to  selling  on  the  New  York  market,  to  breed  from  the  Percheron-Norman  horses 
in  preference  to  any  other  breed. 

C.    &   H.    HATJIAN, 

Of  213  and  215  East  Twenty-fourth  street,  New  York  city,  were  also  seen.     Mr.  H. 
Hayman  said: 


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"We  handle  about  2,000  horses  a  year,  principally  heavy  draft.  "We  handle  all 
kinds  of  large  horses  raised  in  this  country,  including  Clydesdales,  the  French  horses, 
English  and  Belgian.  We  handle  more  of  the  Normans  than  of  the  others.  Have 
more  demand  for  them  than  for  the  other  breeds.  The  people  like  them  better,  and  they 
bring  higher  prices  than  the  other  breeds.  The  Norman  horses  have  the  best  feet,  and 
last  better  on  the  New  York  pavements.  They  have  the  most  endurance,  and  generally 
.^ive  good  satisfaction.  The  Norman  horse  is  more  easily  broken,  and  is  the  best  dispo- 
sitioned  horse  we  have.  Norman  horses  mature  sooner,  and  are  ready  for  the  market 
when  much  younger  than  those  of  other  breeds.  ^ 

"  The  Clydesdales  are  open  made  horses,  not  so  compact  and  well-finished  as  the 
French  horses.  The  Clydesdales  are  not  only  not  so  well  shaped,  but  their  feet  are  not 
so  good  as  those  of  the  Normans. 

"We  would  advise  the  farmers  and  breeders  of  the  West  to  breed  to  Norman 
ihorses  in  preference  to  any  other  breed  with  a  view  to  selling  on  the  New  York  market." 

A.    M.    STEIN  &  CO., 

Of  229  Washington  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  were  seen.     Mr.  D.  W.  Stein  said: 

"  We  have  been  in  the  business  over  twenty  years.  We  handle  nearly  2,000  head 
of  horses  annually.  Large  numbers  of  them  are  heavy  draft  horses.  We  handle  all 
kinds,  the  Clydesdales,  the  French  horses  called  Percherons,  English  and  Belgian.  We 
liandle  more  of  the  Percheron-Normans  than  of  any  other  breed.  There  is  more 
demand  for  them.  They  give  the  best  satisfaction,  no  matter  how  little  of  the  blood 
there  is  in  them.  Generally  they  have  good  feet  and  last  better  on  our  pavements  than 
the  Clydesdales,  or  any  of  the  other  breeds.     The  Belgian  horse  is  a  good  horse. 

"The  Percheron- Norman  horse  has  the  best  action  of  any  breed,  and,  weight  and 
condition  being  equal,  brings  the  highest  price  in  the  market. 

"  The  Clydesdales  haven't  as  good  a  foot,  haven't  as  good  action,  nor  as  much  rib 
nor  as  broad  a  breast  as  the  Percheron-Normans.  Neither  are  they  as  good  feeders. 
Take  a  Percheron  Norman  and  a  Clydesdale,  each  in  poor  condition,  and  feed  them 
alike  for  two  months,  and  the  Percheron-Norman  will  improve  200  per  cent,  more  than 
the  Clydesdale.  The  only  trouble  with  the  Percheron-Normans  is  their  scarcity.  Tell 
the  farmers  of  the  West  to  keep  their  Percheron-Norman  mares  and  breed  them.  I 
■would  advise  them  to  breed  from  Percheron-Norman  horses  in  preference  to  any  other 
(breed  for  the  purpose  of  selling  on  this  market." 

Mr.  Stein  has  made  quite  a  study  of  breeding  horses.  He  has  spent  some  time  in 
JFrance,  and  seemed  quite  well  posted  as  to  the  French  methods  of  breeding. 

HENRY  NEWMAN, 

Of  328  Rutledge  street,  Brooklyn,  was  not  at  home  when  the  reporter  called,  but  his 
son,  Mr.  P.  Newman,  said: 

"  We  handle  a  large  number  of  horses  of  all  kinds.  A  good  many  are  heavy 
draft.  We  are  handling  mostly  French-Canadian  horses,  but  get  some  from  Ohio  and 
Indiana.  We  handle  more  French  horses  than  of  any  other  breed.  They  give  better 
satisfaction  than  the  Clydesdales  and  other  breeds.  They  have  better  feet,  and  last 
longer  on  our  pavements,  and  bring  better  prices  than  any  other  class  of  horses.  We 
have  more  demand  for  them,  and  they  give  satisfaction  generally.  They  are  more  com- 
pactly built  than  the  Clydesdales.     We  don't  like  the  long-geared  horses. 

"We  would  advise  the  farmers  to  breed  from  French  horses  to  sell  on  this  market 
dn  preference  to  any  other  breed." 

S.    RICHET, 

Of  341  Rutledge  street,  Brooklyn,  said: 

"  I  handle  a  large  number  of  horses,  principally  heavy  draft.  This  includes  all 
of  the  heavy  breeds,  Clydesdales,  English,  Belgian,  and  the  French  horses  called  Nor- 
mans. I  handle  about  the  same  number  of  each,  L  think.  The  Normans  are  com- 
pactly-built horses,  and  have  more  wear  in  them  than  the  other  breeds  of  horses.  They 
are  not  so  large.  The  Norman  horses  have  the  best  feet.  I  think  the  reason  is  on 
account  of  their  coming  from  the  West,  where  they  don't  have  to  shoe  them  so  young, 
and  the  soil  seems  to  agree  with  their  feet.  Their  action,  too,  seems  to  be  as  good  as 
that  of  the  other  breeds.  I  think  the  Clydesdales  or  English  horses  are  the  most  showy, 
have  more  size  and  stand  up  higher.  The  Normans  are  more  compact,  lower  built, 
shorter  necked — are  workers. 

"The  Clydesdales  have  more  white  marks  about  them — more  white  faces  and 
white  on  their  fore  legs  than  the  other  breeds,  and  that  hurts  them  for  this  market. 


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"  The  prevailing  color  of  the  Norman  horses  is  pray,  and  a  matched  pair  of  grays 
\piU  bring  more  money  tlian  any  other  color.  The  Normans  are  better  selling  horses, 
and  give  the  best  satisfaction  of  any  of  the  breeds  to  customers.  If  I  were  buying  for 
my  own  use  I  would  have  nothing  but  the  Normans.  I  would  advise  the  farmers  and 
breeders  to  breed  Norman  horses  in  preference  to  any  others  with  a  view  of  selling  on 
this  market." 

A.   J.    HEINEMAN, 

Of  Mansfield,  Ohio,  was  seen.     Mr.  Heineman  said: 

"I  handle  about  2,000|borses  a  year,  principally  heavy  draft  horses,  and  ship  alto- 
gether to  the  New  York  market.  I  handle  all  kind  of  draft  horses,  including  the 
PercheronNornians,  Clydesdales,  Belgian  and  English  breeds. 

"I  handle  more  of  the  Norman  horses  because  there  is  more  demand  for  them, 
and  they  are  the  best  draft  horses  we  have.  After  the  Normans  the  Belgians  are  the 
best,  and  next  to  them  the  English. 

"The  Normans  have  more  body,  are  finer  looking,  and  are  better  movers  than  the 
other  breeds.  They  have  better  feet  than  the  Clydesdales,  and  better  ends,  broad 
breasts  and  rumps.  The  Normans  are  better  dispositioned  horses  than  the  Clydesdales. 
The  brewers  of  New  York,  as  a  general  thing,  will  not  buy  a  Clydesdale  horse,  on 
account  of  his  feet  and  disposition.  We  can't  sell  one  Clydesdale  where  we  can  sell  100 
Normans.  The  Clydesdales  are  narrow-waisted,  as  a  general  thing,  and  cannot  stand 
what  a  Norman  can.  When  a  Clydesdale  horse  gets  sick  he  goes  to  pieces  quicker  than 
any  other  class  of  horses.     The  Clydesdales  have  no  constitutions. 

"  I  would  give  $50  more  for  a  good  Norman  or  Belgian  horse  than  I  will  for  a 
Clydesdale,  condition  and  weight  being  equal.  A  cross  of  Norman  and  Clydesdale 
makes  a  very  good  horse. 

"I  would  advise  farmers  and  breeders  to  breed  to  Norman  and  Belgian  horses  in 
preference  to  any  other  breed,  with  reference  to  selling  on  the  New  York  market." 

F.    J.    BERRY, 

10  Monroe  street,  Chicago,  has  sold  about  600  horses  since  the  first  of  last  Janu- 
ary, and  handles  all  kinds  of  horses — French,  Clydesdales,  English  and  Belgian.  Said 
Mr.  Berry: 

"I  sell  more  of  the  Normans  than  of  any  other  breed,  because  they  are  sought 
after  more  than  the  others.  They  are  possessed  of  more  endurance  than  the  others;  ship 
better,  are  better  feeders,  and  for  all  purposes  are  far  superior  to  all  other  horses  now 
raised.  The  half  or  three-fourths  grades  are  better  for  heavy  draft,  while  the  lower 
grades  come  in  for  all  use.  From  one  eighth  to  one-fourth  grades  make  the  best  driving 
horses  and  have  splendid  action,  are  finely  developed,  and  have  good  style;  they  are  all 
well  flanked  down. 

"They  have  better  feet  than  the  Clydesdales,  and  last  on  our  pavements  fully  as 
well  as  any  horses  we  have. 

"As  to  Clydesdales,  they,  as  a  general  thing,  are  good  feeders.  They  have  the  very 
best  bone,  and  are  large,  rugged  horses.  The  objection  to  them  is,  they  are  light  in  the 
flank,  and  a  little  long  in  the  back,  ship  poorly,  and  draw  up  in  the  flank.  They  are  a 
big  improvement  over  the  common  horse,  and  the  next  best  thing  to  the  Normans.  The 
Normans  have  good  action  and  are  fair  roadsters,  and  bring  better  prices  than  the  other 
breeds. 

"  I  would  advise  every  farmer  to  breed  to  French  horses  in  preference  to  any  other, 
and  I  am  surprised  that  farmers  and  breeders  of  horses  pay  so  little  attention  to  the  kind 
of  horses  they  breed,  when  they  can  breed  Norman  horses  that  will  bring  in  the  market, 
when  four  or  five  years  old,  from  $150  to  $300  a  head.  I  used  to  be  prejudiced  against 
the  French  horses  before  I  had  handled  them  extensively,  but  now  I  am  convinced  that 
for  all  purposes  there  is  nothing  equal  to  the  grade  Norman." 


TRAINS    LEAVE    FROM    AND    ARRIVE    AT   THE 


Leave. 
7.05a.m. 
8.35  " 
8.30  " 
9.55  " 
1.10p.m. 
5.00  " 
5.30  " 
5.40" 
1 11.00  " 
*  11.30  " 


Passenger  Station,  foot  of  Third  Street,  as  follows : 

In   Effect  November  28th,   1886. 

NORTHWARD.  Arrive. 

D.,  L.  &N.  Express  f or  Petoskey  and  Blackinaw 1  t    9.45P.M. 

M.  C.  Express  for  Saginaw  &  Bay  City,  with  Parlor  Car j+    9.00" 

F.  &  P.  M.  Bay  City,  Saginaw  and  Way  Mail,  with  Parlor  Car !  +  10.35A.M. 

D.,  L.  &  N.  Express  and  Mail  for  Big  Rapids  and  Howard  City it    3 .45P.M. 

F.  &  P.  M.  Bay  City,  Saginaw  and  Ludington  Express,  with  Parlor  Car it    3  .50  " 

D.,  L.  &  N.  Greenville  Express    itll. 50A.M. 

F.  &  P.  M.  Express  for  Bay  City  and  Saginaw,  with  Parlor  Car It  10.00P.M. 

M.  C.  Express  for  Bay  City,  Saginaw  and  Mackinaw,  with  Sleeping  Car it  ll.lOA.M 

M.  C.  Express  for  Bay  City  and  Saginaw,  with  Sleeping  Car it    6.05  " 

F.  &  P.  M.  Bay  City,  Saginaw  and  Ludington  Express,  with  Sleepor.   [  t    2  .45  " 


8.25A.M. 
3.00P.M. 
5.05  " 
7.20  " 
9.00  " 


t    5.00A.M. 

*  6.10  " 

*  12.05p.m. 
t    7.15  " 

*  10.55  " 


8.45P.M 

8.45  " 
5.20  " 
8.05A.M. 

1.05p.m. 


SOUTHWARD. 

I  M.  C.  Express  for  Toledo,  Cincinnati  and  Indianapolis,  with  Parlor  Cars it    8 .  lOA.M. 

i  M.  C.  Express  for  Toledo,  Columbus  and  St.  Louis,  with  Parlor  Cars i  *  1 1 .40  " 

;  M.  C.  Grosse  lie  Accommodation it    8 .  00  " 

i  M.  C.  Express  for  Toledo  and  the  South,  with  Cincinnati  Sleeper it    5  .25P.M. 

;  M.  C.  Express  for  Toledo  and  the  South,  with  Cleveland  Sleeper i  *  10.50  " 

EASTWARD. 

M.  C.  Mail  for  Way  Stations  to  Buffalo 

M.  C.  Atlantic  Express,  with  Sleepers  for  New  York  and  Boston  and  Dining  : 

Car  to  Buffalo \ 

M.  C.  Express  for  Buffalo,  with  Sleepers  for  New  York  and'Boston ;  IT 

M.  C.  Express  for  Buffalo,  New  York  and  Boston,  with  Syracuse  Sleepers. . . 
M.  C.  Limited  New  York  Express,  with  Sleepers  for  Toronto,  Buffalo,  Boston 

and  New  York  and  Dining  Car  to  Rochester 

AVESTWARD. 

t    7.00a.m.  i  M.  C.  Mail  for  Chicago  and  Way  Stations,  via  Mail  Line it    6  00P.M. 

t    9.10"    i  M.  C.  Day  Express  for  Chicago,  Grand  Rapids  and  Muskegon  Parlor  Car it    6.45" 

*  1 .30P.M.  i  M.  C.  Fast  Western  Express  for  Chicago,  Sleeping  and  Dining  Cars j  *  10.45  " 

t    4.00"    i  M.  C.  Express  for  Jackson,  Grand  Rapids  and  Kalamazoo    itll. 45a.m. 

*  8.00"    i  M.  C.  Evening  Express  for  Chicago,  with  Sleeping  Cars i*    7.30" 

*  9.15  "    j  M.  C.  Pacific  Express  for  Chicago,  with  Sleepers  for  Chicago  and  Grand  i 

i  Rapids  and  Dining  Car  to  Chicago i*    6.00" 

'^  Daily.  t  Except  Sunday.  t  Except  Saturday.      ■        1  Except  Monday. 

Note. — This  Passenger  Station  is  occupied  by  the  Blichigan  Central,  Detroit,  Lansing  &  Northern 
and  Flint  &  Pere  Marquette  Railroads  exclusively. 

D.  EDWARDS,  O.  W.  RUGGLES, 

Asst.  Gen.  Mngr.  F  &  P.  M.  R.  R.,  East  Saginaw.  Gen.  Pass.  &  Tkt.  Agt.  M.  C.  R.  R.,  Chicago. 

'  W    A.  CARPENTER,  CHARLES  A.  WARREN, 

Traffic  Mngr.  D.  L.  &N.R.R.,  Detroit.  Union  Pass.  &Tkt.  Agt.,66  Wood.  av.  cor.  Jeff .  and  ft.  3d  St. 


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